[mraines]

Originally Posted by Normal

Can Sumter County afford the water usage of a new data center being proposed? The Mable at Center Hill PUD Is being proposed at a county Planning and Zoning Special Master meeting. The Special Master will review the project and issue a formal recommendation. Hopefully we won’t lose more water. Our water supply is already being threatened by drought and a proposed liquid trash injection well near the southern villages.

As long as the right palms are greased, they will approve the Data Center.

[mraines]

Originally Posted by spinner1001

You're right, it would be tragic if all that computing power were wasted on something silly like finding new cancer treatments.

Nobody would make money off of finding cancer treatments. Sad.

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Originally Posted by Pugchief

The two greatest threats to progress ever.

And progress is a threat to the environment.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by mraines

And progress is a threat to the environment.

Is progress also a threat to politicians?

No doubt a balance needs to be struck, but we have always found ways to use ingenuity to solve every problem, including environmental.

[Normal]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Is progress also a threat to politicians?

No doubt a balance needs to be struck, but we have always found ways to use ingenuity to solve every problem, including environmental.

I agree. The environment is more than the Jumper Creek Canal though. The main power source will be Florida Natural Gas. It takes anywhere from 100,000 to 120,000 cubic meters of natural gas per hour to accomplish this or 2.4 million cubic meters per day. How will that impact all of our needs in the county? Most of us could give a rip what happens in Center Hill, Bushnell or Bevilles Corner, but the center is less than 5 miles from Middleton. What ramifications will we all incur in the long run? Politicians will have to impact fee the snot out of any signed agreement with solid checks on expansion or growth of the center.