Naperville residents opposing potential data center pack city council meeting
In Normal, McLean County (IL), Normal City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Naperville residents opposing potential data center pack city council meeting
Normal City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:28 Normal City Council Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Normal City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"Rich Janer lives near the proposed data center site, the 36 megawatt facility spanning over 130,000 square feet would be built along the I88 corridor. >> My own kids are six, nine, and 15 and don't necessarily want them growing up uh playing basketball, riding their bikes in such close proximity to a to a facility that's going to generate uh diesel exhaust. Fears over increased"
- Clip 2 · 0:56 Normal City Council Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Normal City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"diesel generators >> as opposed to the data center will stand out for >> just some of the concerns shared by those against the project at Tuesday's PAC city council meeting in Neapville. >> Here to protect the health of my family, my home, property values, and just our community. If we're doing this work at >> an executive with Caris Critical, the developer behind the data center, says the facility will use less water than the office building that once stood at"
- Clip 3 · 1:29 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Substantive hearing record before Normal City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"all of that. >> We do not want a data center anywhere in Neighborville or even Illinois. Not near our homes, not near our trees, and not near our water. And those residents who also live near this proposed site against this proposal, they are concerned about their property values decreasing. And last year, neighboring suburb Aurora, they"
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