The Johnson County Commissioners Court had a clear, direct message Monday night for data center developers looking buy land and move into the area:
“We don’t want them,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Larry Woolley said during the special meeting. “We don’t have room for them. We don’t need them.”
That statement came after a presentation by Rita Beving of the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen. Speaking to a packed courtroom, Beving laid out a list of concerns related to data centers, ranging from their environmental impact to their potential impact on peace and tranquility…