'Signing the city's death warrant': Salem residents push back against data center at contentious cou

1. Clip 1 · 0:27 Salem City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, unchecked

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   Officials and speakers in Salem, IN address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.

   "DATA CENTER WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN SALEM SAY NO BECAUSE IT #39;S REALLY THE CASE. gt; gt; THE 5TH. gt; gt; PEOPLE THAT YOU #39;RE STANDING IN FRONT OF HAVE JUST BEEN KEPT IN THE DARK AND YOU #39;VE BEEN COMPLICIT. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME ON YOU. SALEM IS CONSTANTLY AT RISK OF LOSING. OUR PARKS ARE 50 PLUS CENTRE AND OUR LIBRARY THIS YEAR, SALEM KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED 23 MILLION DOLLARS IN CUTS. IF YOU ALLOW THIS CONTRACT TO GO THROUGH, YOU"

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   Community members and local officials in Salem, IN weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.

   "RESIDENTS WORRIED ABOUT WHAT A DATA CENTER COULD MEAN USING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY TEARING UP FORMER FARMLAND. gt; gt; THE CITY SAYS IT DID END A NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT WITH VERUS EARLIER THIS MONTH. gt; gt; AFTER WORD OF IT LEAKED OUT COUNCIL THE PROCESS LAST NIGHT DISCUSSING THE PROJECT WHICH COULD BREAK GROUND NEXT YEAR. BUT THE IDEA OF A SECRET AGREEMENT DIDN #39;T SIT WELL THAT THE NDA WAS IN EFFECT FOR SO LONG. gt; gt; TELLS ME THAT ALL PARTIES"

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