As Florida communities wrestle with a wave of proposed data centers amid growing debate over their impacts, four journalists covering the boom will come together next month for a public discussion on one of the state’s most watched development issues.
Suncoast Searchlight and Seeking Rents are teaming up to host “Powering the Future? Data Centers on the Suncoast,” a free public forum from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library in Venice.
The discussion will feature Jason Garcia, founder, publisher and accountability reporter for Seeking Rents; Alice Herman and Christian Casale, investigative and government reporters for Suncoast Searchlight; and Emily Mahoney, who reports on energy for the Tampa Bay Times. After the discussion, the panel will participate in an audience question-and-answer session…