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Re:Missouri town fires half its city council over data cente... by dilyevsky on Monday April 13, 2026 @01:46PM (#47755519)
I mean it’s a warehouse sized building, unless you’re doing a call center boiler room in there how many more jobs you’d expect?
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Re:Missouri town fires half its city council over data cente... by rkomorn on Monday April 13, 2026 @01:53PM (#47755614)
Me? Not many, but I also happened to work in adjacent roles that had me more informed than the average engineer.

People whose communities are affected? I think it'd be reasonable for them to expect more for it to be worth it.

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Re:Missouri town fires half its city council over data cente... by dilyevsky on Monday April 13, 2026 @02:03PM (#47755739)
What are they giving up? You get property tax revenue, permit revenue, some construction trickle down, and you do get a few dozen jobs and in return you give up some some grandstanding/political posturing opportunities. Seems like an easy deal to me, but hey that's just me.
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