Citizens rallied with strong opposition Monday to a proposed data center on 506 acres of undeveloped land in Tulsa County just north of the Cherokee Industrial Park and directly west of significant well established residential neighborhoods.
Thanks for sounding the alarm about the dangers of OK data centers. Again, the elite (this time Tulsa's) versus We the People. Look into the future when tech giants like Google own the entire network as they openly admitted will be the case during this meeting. What could possibly go wrong?!?! Quick flashback... Google censored you for saying Covid wasn't natural, Hunter's laptop wasn't a fake, and the data did not conclude anything was safe or effective. Do you really want to give them greater reach? Contaminated and/or unavailable water is nothing to them. They don't live North of Tulsa nor do they seem to care who does.
I’m fairly new to looking into city, county and state proposed planning projects. A concern to me is a county commissioner who is also a real estate developer? How is that not a conflict of interest?
Yes Dana, Commissioner Stan Sallee was in residential development, but his First Deputy was in commercial development and that is even more troubling to some. He is currently running for reelection in Tulsa County District 1 so if you want to ask him questions, now is a good time to get answers.
Please explain the benefits that we the citizens will receive in exchange for our taxpayer subsidy to the out of state businesses that own these data centers. This is the part I am unclear about. After the initial construction jobs are over, what's in it for us? Few people will work there, so jobs are not a significant benefit. Our water and electricity bills are likely to increase as new capacity eventually has to be built to feed these facilities. It is important for us to be clear eyed about the costs and benefits.
Prof. Rodger A. Randle
Director, Center for Studies in Democracy and Culture,
Like FL and TX, my concern for OK is over development and over population
Thanks for sounding the alarm about the dangers of OK data centers. Again, the elite (this time Tulsa's) versus We the People. Look into the future when tech giants like Google own the entire network as they openly admitted will be the case during this meeting. What could possibly go wrong?!?! Quick flashback... Google censored you for saying Covid wasn't natural, Hunter's laptop wasn't a fake, and the data did not conclude anything was safe or effective. Do you really want to give them greater reach? Contaminated and/or unavailable water is nothing to them. They don't live North of Tulsa nor do they seem to care who does.
Great reporting David! Thanks!
I’m fairly new to looking into city, county and state proposed planning projects. A concern to me is a county commissioner who is also a real estate developer? How is that not a conflict of interest?
Yes Dana, Commissioner Stan Sallee was in residential development, but his First Deputy was in commercial development and that is even more troubling to some. He is currently running for reelection in Tulsa County District 1 so if you want to ask him questions, now is a good time to get answers.
Great point about location. I wonder if the data center boosters have done any environmental impact analyses that they are willing to share?
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Please explain the benefits that we the citizens will receive in exchange for our taxpayer subsidy to the out of state businesses that own these data centers. This is the part I am unclear about. After the initial construction jobs are over, what's in it for us? Few people will work there, so jobs are not a significant benefit. Our water and electricity bills are likely to increase as new capacity eventually has to be built to feed these facilities. It is important for us to be clear eyed about the costs and benefits.
Prof. Rodger A. Randle
Director, Center for Studies in Democracy and Culture,
Professor Emeritus, Tulsa Graduate College
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