Richard Williams, chair of the Florida Rural Economic Development Association, argues that rural Florida should carefully consider data centers rather than reject them outright. Fair enough.
But before rural communities sign on the dotted line, they have every right to ask a few hard questions.
As a Wakulla County resident, and as someone who has spent plenty of time in county commission meetings, coastal bars, and parking lots across rural Florida, I think many people misunderstand what is driving concern…