A petition from opponents of the proposed data center in DeForest went nowhere during a Tuesday meeting from the DeForest Village Board, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
The petition would have required a referendum prior to approval of a data center development. A village attorney said the proposal was illegal.
“No Data Center in DeForest” circulated the petition, collecting over 1,000 signatures.
QTS Data Centers proposed a data center campus to be constructed on 1,600 acres of farm land located in Vienna.
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Data centers have prompted concerns in Wisconsin due to water and land usage, and how the centers will affect energy costs for consumers.
