As data centers continue to expand across Southern Nevada, some southwest Las Vegas residents are raising concerns about what that growth could mean for their community.
WATCH | Southwest Las Vegas reporter Shakeria Hawkins listens to locals’ concerns:
Southwest valley residents voice concerns over proposed data center expansion
A proposed expansion at the Switch data center campus near Warm Springs Road is scheduled to go before the Clark County Commission on June 17. The project would add a nearly 57,000-square-foot data center to the existing property, bringing additional office space, server rooms, electrical equipment and security infrastructure to the site.
For residents like Christina Madison, who lives about five miles from the facility, the proposal raises questions about transparency and long-term resource use…