Missouri Town Fires Half its City Council Over Data Center Deal
by hubie from SoylentNews on (#74YKG)
owl writes:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259
Residents of a St. Louis suburb turned out in droves to unseat four incumbents just days after the council approved a development agreement for a $6 billion data center.
Tuesday's election in Festus, Missouri - a city of 12,000 people along the Mississippi River a half-hour south of St. Louis - is the latest example of growing public backlash against cities agreeing to host hyperscale data centers over the objections of residents concerned about their local impacts.
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