McMinnville residents push back against possible data center
In Manchester, Coffee County (TN), Manchester 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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McMinnville residents push back against possible data center
Manchester City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:21 Manchester City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Manchester, TN address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"the project today. >> Take your cell phone. Every time you do an email and it auto corrects it. Every time you do a text message and it auto corrects it. That's AI. >> Could McMinnville be home to Tennessee's next AI data center? Businessman and McMinnville local Alex Hickson hopes it will. >> We love Warren County. We love the city of McMinnville and we want to do something good for it. >> Hickson, the director of development for the proposed Hickson data center, is well known in the community. He's been"
- Clip 2 · 0:51 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Manchester, TN weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"project began last week. >> We just want answers. That's it. Bottom line. >> The biggest concern is environmental. >> As a medium sized data center with less than 100,000 square feet, Hickson says the operation would use about 3 million gallons of water per year and create 50 decibels of noise to the nearest neighbor. >> We're going to drink the same exact water that you guys are drinking. We're not trying to harm anybody. We wanted to make sure to make this as green possible"
- Clip 3 · 1:34 Manchester City Council Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Zoning Water Power & Grid
Manchester City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
">> Taylor Hogan says she is leading the anti AI data center movement in McMinnville. >> There needs to be a lot more research that goes into this. We really need to research the impacts of generative AI, especially when it comes to our young people. >> Other residents like Jason Perry are less resistant to the idea. >> We can't be afraid of it. We've got to figure out how do we embrace it and do it in an ethical way? >> Database centers are coming."
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