Nobody wants data centers in Boone, for all sorts of environmental, financial, and quality of life reasons. I live in Ames now, but grew up in Boone. We already drove Light Edge out of Ames, so I know we can do the same thing here.
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Michael Archer
1 month ago
Our water already sucks...
We don't know the long term effects...
We do not need it...
Every town around us is doesn't want it, why would we?
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Lundin Knudsen
1 month ago
Echoing many others comments and thoughts.
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Autumn Weaver
1 month ago
Why is this even question or being considered?! Data Centers are horrible for environment & for human health! It pollutes water, land, air, the white noise as well. There was many cases where us farmers who had to deal with bad water or drought after monster data center build on land near us. Our farm land need to be clean & safe. We don't want to poison people! What the heck is wrong with ceo those rich elites!?! If they want data center so badly then why don't they build it in their backyard?
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Angela Kyle
1 month ago
Not only do days centers drive up utilities. Their loud! That droning sound makes people sick. Ask people who live near wind turbins. And look up the noise pollution they make. I can hear the races in boom, in Ogden. That noise from these things travel! Why is there suddenly a needed for these things all over the USA we are not the only state dealing with these.
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Gabriel G
1 month ago
Data centers are bad for the environment and the people living in those environments. They use massive amounts of water. They don't bring in a whole lot of new jobs and give little back to the community.
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Gene McNeely
1 month ago
Enough of these companies getting what they want and we end up paying the price!
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Julianna Starling
1 month ago
The utility drain this building will have will effect every resident. With Daisy in progress we already have enough concerns about our water quality and supply and demand ratios. If Ames cannot support this infastructure and don’t want it - whose 5.5x the size of Boone - then Boone definitely cannot support it at all!
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Paris Marlatt
1 month ago
Because I disagree with any and all data centers as they are bad for the earth and future generations to come
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Mark Edwards
1 month ago
We don't need more data storage to keep tabs on all of us as our freedoms continue to be taken away.
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Wendi Pryor
1 month ago
If a city like Ames didn't want it why would we. They should be better equipped to handle all the burdens.
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Rachel C
1 month ago
Im so sick of our water being poisonous and our electricity prices going up. Now youre telling me you want to build a usless center that we've lived thousands of years without? A center that will make prices go up and take the little bit of safe drinking water we have left? Are yall insane? We The People are going to snap and those buildings will be torn down one way or another if you make us mad enough.
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Amanda Wallace
1 month ago
Water is more important than data.
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Valerie Wallace
1 month ago
A data center in this small quiet town would change everything,and our community
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Jonathan Kraus
1 month ago
I don’t want the noise pollution or excessive construction sites
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Jeannette Flynn
1 month ago
Boone has not figured out the water for Daisy. The proposed additional well only makes the water quality worse. We need to be proactive and put our money into the water treatment,eliminating as many nitrates as possible. That I will support. Unfortunately knowing that Daisy is getting water with higher levels of nitrates from Boone makes me think twice about consuming their products. The city of Boone has a moral obligation to the residents and approving this is pure negligence!
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Emily M
1 month ago
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My main concern is environmental, and not just water conservation. Wildlife is negatively affected by the noise data centers generate and our state has been gutted enough for development.
Besides, I think Boone should listen to its citizen's concerns, but I don't think that's necessarily important to those in charge currently.
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Carena Daniels-Gibbs
1 month ago
There is no point to it, it’s a waste of money and would bring more harm to the community than good.
Water and power resources
It's waste of resources
Nobody wants data centers in Boone, for all sorts of environmental, financial, and quality of life reasons. I live in Ames now, but grew up in Boone. We already drove Light Edge out of Ames, so I know we can do the same thing here.
Our water already sucks... We don't know the long term effects... We do not need it... Every town around us is doesn't want it, why would we?
Echoing many others comments and thoughts.
Why is this even question or being considered?! Data Centers are horrible for environment & for human health! It pollutes water, land, air, the white noise as well. There was many cases where us farmers who had to deal with bad water or drought after monster data center build on land near us. Our farm land need to be clean & safe. We don't want to poison people! What the heck is wrong with ceo those rich elites!?! If they want data center so badly then why don't they build it in their backyard?
Not only do days centers drive up utilities. Their loud! That droning sound makes people sick. Ask people who live near wind turbins. And look up the noise pollution they make. I can hear the races in boom, in Ogden. That noise from these things travel! Why is there suddenly a needed for these things all over the USA we are not the only state dealing with these.
Data centers are bad for the environment and the people living in those environments. They use massive amounts of water. They don't bring in a whole lot of new jobs and give little back to the community.
Enough of these companies getting what they want and we end up paying the price!
The utility drain this building will have will effect every resident. With Daisy in progress we already have enough concerns about our water quality and supply and demand ratios. If Ames cannot support this infastructure and don’t want it - whose 5.5x the size of Boone - then Boone definitely cannot support it at all!
Because I disagree with any and all data centers as they are bad for the earth and future generations to come
We don't need more data storage to keep tabs on all of us as our freedoms continue to be taken away.
If a city like Ames didn't want it why would we. They should be better equipped to handle all the burdens.
Im so sick of our water being poisonous and our electricity prices going up. Now youre telling me you want to build a usless center that we've lived thousands of years without? A center that will make prices go up and take the little bit of safe drinking water we have left? Are yall insane? We The People are going to snap and those buildings will be torn down one way or another if you make us mad enough.
Water is more important than data.
A data center in this small quiet town would change everything,and our community
I don’t want the noise pollution or excessive construction sites
Boone has not figured out the water for Daisy. The proposed additional well only makes the water quality worse. We need to be proactive and put our money into the water treatment,eliminating as many nitrates as possible. That I will support. Unfortunately knowing that Daisy is getting water with higher levels of nitrates from Boone makes me think twice about consuming their products. The city of Boone has a moral obligation to the residents and approving this is pure negligence!
My main concern is environmental, and not just water conservation. Wildlife is negatively affected by the noise data centers generate and our state has been gutted enough for development. Besides, I think Boone should listen to its citizen's concerns, but I don't think that's necessarily important to those in charge currently.
There is no point to it, it’s a waste of money and would bring more harm to the community than good.