Wilson County residents demand transparency and environmental safeguards for data centers and industrial projects
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At the June 22 Wilson County Commissioner's Court, public commenters urged the court to require transparency and impose limits on water usage, noise, and air pollution from data centers, power plants, and solar farms. Jodie Doyle, representing the Wilson County Resource Preservation Project and over 3,000 petition signers, called for "guard rails" including hard caps on water use, noise, and air pollution, plus a monitoring system. Commissioners responded that counties lack zoning authority and encouraged residents to submit formal applications and evidence for review.
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· 1 pulledJodie Doyle, speaking for the Wilson County Resource Preservation Project, told the commissioners she represents more than 3,000 petition signers and urged the county to require 'guard rails' such as hard caps on water use, noise and air pollution and a system that inf
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