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Nat sound
If you are against a data center, would you please stand up quickly and then sit back down with.

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Thomas Ouellette
Dozens of attendees spoke in favor of the moratorium in front of the Madison County Planning Commission, including Luke Fields.

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Luke Fields
As somebody who is looking to purchase a home within the next two years and currently looking at Anderson for that. Looking at Madison County for that, if we end up with these data centers for us personally, that's going to change.

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Thomas Ouellette
Those in favor cited negative effects of data center projects like the draining of natural resources, utility bill increases and noise pollution. Rob Sparks, executive director of the Madison County Economic Development Corporation, spoke as one of the few attendees against the moratorium. 
 


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Rob Sparks
We believe data has a place. We believe it will be a great supplement to our tax base and our assessment.

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Thomas Ouellette
County Attorney Jeff Graham says the planning commission's vote of 8 to 1 is a favorable recommendation to the Madison County Commissioners. The commissioners next meet on June 16th. I'm Thomas Ouellette in Anderson.