Port Washington Common Council Cloverleaf AI Data Center Community Hearing

1. Clip 1 · 0:27 Ted Neitzke, Mayor, City of Port Washington Elected Official In support transcribed from the official recording

   Water Power & Grid Zoning

   Port Washington residents and officials question developers of the proposed multi gigawatt Port Washington AI data center campus.

   "high ranking executives from Vantage Data Centers, the company that is building that massive complex, as well as Oracle, one of two companies that will operate some of those four data centers, were here tonight to connect with the community. They said that this has been part of their community engagement plan all along. Though, as you mentioned, the timing to this open style house of meeting tonight is"

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2. Clip 2 · 1:00 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording

   Residents and community speakers address Port Washington Common Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

   "progress made on this complex, which is known as Project Lighthouse, just west, again, of I-43 here in Port Washington. When it is done, the $15 billion project will have four data centers covering 2 and 1/2 million square feet. They'll be operated by Oracle and OpenAI with 1,000 permanent jobs. Now, just this week, a former OpenAI researcher accused the company of recklessly racing towards"

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3. Clip 3 · 1:31 Port Washington Common Council Member Elected Official Questioning transcribed from the official recording

   Water Power & Grid Zoning

   Port Washington Common Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   "trying to prove they will not hurt this community. >> Not all data centers are equal. We want to be part of the community. This is not just a construction project and temporary. We will be here for many, many years. And so, we're excited to be part of the community of Port Washington. >> It's part of being a good neighbor, and by my definition, responsible data center building is"

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