Dear Mayor Woodfin and Members of the Birmingham City Council,
On behalf of many residents in the Hoover, Homewood and Bessemer area, we are asking you to pause the permitting process for the Nebuis Oxmoor Valley Data Center until independent state or city funded studies are conducted to guarantee that this development will not negatively affect the quality of life for surrounding residents.
Transparency and community engagement are essential, and currently, many residents have not received the information they deserve. This project seems to be moving through an approval process without meaningful notification or involvement from the surrounding neighborhoods. Our region has a history of environmental justice issues, including environmental racism. Placing a large industrial project in an economically vulnerable area without careful consideration from community members is alarming…