Aurora City Council Hearing on CyrusOne Data Center Noise and Siting Restrictions

1. Clip 1 · 0:19 Douglas City Council Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support transcribed from the official recording

   Water Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements

   Aurora residents and Aurora City Council members address continuous chiller fan noise from the CyrusOne campus near Interstate 88 and debate decibel limits and mandatory city council approval.

   "People who live in a neighborhood behind this Cyrus One data center here day and night. It's near Interstate 88, and those neighbors have been coming to city council meetings for months to get their point across. We hear the sound constantly. I can hear the chiller fans in my yard, in my house. I can hear it in the shower. I hear it all the time. It never goes away. At the meeting tonight, city council was set to give a final vote on restrictions for new data"

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2. Clip 2 · 0:48 Douglas City Council Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning transcribed from the official recording

   Water Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements

   Aurora residents and Aurora City Council members address continuous chiller fan noise from the CyrusOne campus near Interstate 88 and debate decibel limits and mandatory city council approval.

   "noise, and water before development, meet standards for noise, vibrations, and energy, and get city council approval. The thing that's been challenging is getting the right noise level. >> We got some recommendations from some of the residents that the decibel levels on our noise limits were not high or not low enough. City officials say in the last week they brought down the noise level requirements and want generators"

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3. Clip 3 · 1:20 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording

   Aurora residents and Aurora City Council members address continuous chiller fan noise from the CyrusOne campus near Interstate 88 and debate decibel limits and mandatory city council approval.

   "centers must be transparent about their energy, water, and noise usage. Some say these strict limits would deter new businesses. So now we come out, we're all public about oh, we're going to do the strictest regulations on data centers. What What message does that send to anybody else in the area about developing anything in Aurora? While those with Cyrus One data centers say they are already doing a decent job and"

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