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Large crowds seek answers on proposed Evanston data center
Uinta County Herald
Prometheus Hyperscale’s proposed data center has been drawing standing-room-only crowds in Evanston. The data center developer held an open house and then sought a rezone and conditional use permit at a planning commission meeting. At those meetings, Uinta County residents voiced concerns about water use and potential contamination, power, noise and light pollution, an influx of workers, a man camp, the nature of the content mined by the data center and national security, the Uinta County Herald reports. Read the full story.
Data centers dominate Laramie City Council meeting
Laramie Boomerang
Calls for a data center moratorium dominated public comment at a Laramie City Council meeting as residents urged city leaders to adopt stronger regulations before any proposals emerge. Although data centers were not on the agenda, several residents used the council’s public comment period to express concerns about the technology’s potential impacts. Mayor Sharon Cumbie said the city is planning a future work session to examine data centers, review existing city regulations and identify potential additional protections, the Laramie Boomerang reports. Read the full story.
Teachers, students and parents speak out against full cellphone ban
Gillette News Record
If the second public hearing for the Campbell County School District’s proposed cellphone policy is any indication, a full ban is not the way to go. All Wyoming school boards are required to adopt a cellphone policy by July 1, as required by a new state law passed this last legislative session. At the latest hearing, teachers, students and parents called for allowing students to use cellphones between class periods or allowing teachers to come up with their own classroom policies, the Gillette News Record reports. Read the full story.