Gardner City Council Data Center Opposition Public Hearing
At the May 4, 2026 Gardner City Council meeting in Johnson County, Kansas, residents packed council chambers demanding transparency, noise protections, and utility impact disclosures for a proposed hyperscale data center.
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Gardner City Council Data Center Opposition Public Hearing
Gardner City Council · May 4, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:20 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Gardner residents speak out at the May 4, 2026 City Council meeting demanding answers on a proposed hyperscale data center.
"the public at the Gartner City Hall meeting Monday night. proposed data center has residents fearing that they'll be victims of false promises and living with consequences for years to come. >> I would like to propose to the city to request an independent environmental impact evaluation. >> An overwhelming opposition during public comment at Monday night's Gardner City"
- Clip 2 · 0:50 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address Gardner City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"the Hyperscale data center, 300 acres and is in the middle and they will residential community. >> It's not person acres and, you know, thousands of acres great states. They're suggesting putting this. Right across the street. You like dart away from homes in a five mile radius. There are 15 schools call bones. Family has lived in Garner for 4 generations. >> She argues the location of"
- Clip 3 · 1:18 Gardner City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water Noise
Gardner City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"Beale Infrastructure is proposing a data center on 300 acres of land in the 100 91st Street and South Clear Road area. They find areas like Gartner. >> That are far too Rain like this is a perfect storm of the land is the city's entity. But those impacted are in 3 county, you know, unincorporated areas. And that creates that currently creates"
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