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In Mount Vernon, Skagit County (WA), Mount Vernon 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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Mount Vernon City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:28 Mount Vernon City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Mount Vernon, WA address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"over his fields. gt; gt; Data centers would be the last thing on anybody #39;s mind in my family up until about two or three years ago. We didn #39;t even know what the word meant really. gt; gt; Skagit County recently put a 6 month moratorium on new data centers. gt; gt; You know, everybody uses AI and uses data in the cloud. You know, I #39;m a user and so is am I hypocritical by saying you know, not in my backyard? gt; gt; So, what exactly are we talking about?"
- Clip 2 · 1:34 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Mount Vernon, WA weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"gt; gt; Data centers can need water, too. Tens of thousands of gallons of it to keep their servers cool. And that #39;s one of the questions Patsy Good is weighing as a Skagit County Planning Commissioner. The county is now considering whether to go beyond the current pause and ban data centers altogether. gt; gt; Now, when you go on your cell phone, AI is what pops up. It used to be Google. They #39;ve taken that choice away from us. What if I don #39;t want AI to come"
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