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At the October 13, 2026 Hampton City Council public hearing, Henry County residents testified against the proposed Project Willow Calvin Center data center campus, citing spring fed groundwater depletion, electrical substation expansion, and cumulative industrial sprawl.
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Hampton City Council · October 13, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:26 Hampton City Council Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Hampton City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"grounds. The city established a 50 ft buffer between the data center and the burial grounds, they say to ensure it is not destroyed. And a proposed data center in Lovejoy is no longer moving forward. City leaders say the developer has withdrawn its special administrative permit application and will instead pursue residential development for the property. Mayor Marci Fluellen says the"
- Clip 2 · 1:05 Hampton City Council Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Hampton City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"environment, and the community. That event comes as the city council continues considering how to regulate future data center development after approving a moratorium earlier this summer. >> Data centers are not going away. And um I don't, you know, I think there are parts of Georgia where communities may actually want data centers because they might"
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