800-acre data center approved after residents pack marathon meeting in protest

800-acre data center approved after residents pack marathon meeting in protest

After hours of objections over noise, water use, power demand, and the project's location near schools, city leaders still approved rezoning hundreds of acres of farmland for the development. What happened? According to Fox 4, the Red Oak City Council meeting drew so many people that reporters were almost unable to get inside. The council chamber holds 136 people, and at least 70 more were left outside. At the center of the meeting was a proposa…