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Steve Baumann
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Steve Baumann

Think Callaway Plant and that area - Plenty of power, water and not much else. This could pay to update and upgrade the nuke plant.

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Harry D
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Harry D

The state needs to support economic development. There is so much misinformation being pushed about data centers and the professional protestors are out in force against them. Counties would be blessed to have such major projects just like the Callaway nuclear plant helps the tax base there.

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Mushin Zenkoans
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Mushin Zenkoans

A small data center consumes 1 million gallons of water a day, and more electricity than 100.000 family size houses. The "employment it'll bring us limited and short lived

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Max
Max

So does almond milk.

Max
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Max

The communities receive huge tax benefits plus a huge boost to their economies. It's a no brainer.

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No

Bobbie Stanfield
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Bobbie Stanfield

Cost to the communities greatly out way the advantages. The environmental impact is significant from noise pollution to ground water disturbance which is massive but also our grids will not support this type of use without charging Missouri citizens more for energy cost that they cannot afford now.

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Max
Max

Wrong, on all counts.

Jenn Pruett
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Jenn Pruett

We are Missouri Farms we are brooks rivers and beauty WE dont need this now want this. We dont need all this extra money we will never see, like the legal weed money

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Max
Max

The earth is not flat.

Jenn Pruett
Jenn Pruett

Nor, want this I meant

James Gordon
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James Gordon

This is not economic development. This is economic domination.

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Yes

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Harry D
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Harry D

Only if they want massive investment that dramatically expands their taxbase and builds modern infrastructure close to the end users to support a growing futuristic economy. Unfortunately, Columbia city council listens to misguided special interests who live in leftist utopia dreamworld.

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Max
Max

City leaders would rather tax the citizens. They don't want the city to grow.

No

Judy Batton
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Judy Batton

Taking rural land away, hurts the environment. We're destroying our world. Notice none are close to the people that want them.

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Kaitlyn Gebhard
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Kaitlyn Gebhard

Bad for communities, environment, humanity, climate, pretty much everything.

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Mushin Zenkoans
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Mushin Zenkoans

Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day, which is equivalent to the water use of a small city. Additionally, they can draw as much electricity as 100,000 homes or more, significantly impacting local resources. That is simply unacceptable.

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Max
Max

Sure Jan

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Ron Gayler
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Ron Gayler

According to a report from Cambridge university data centers raise temperatures on average 3.2 degrees and up to 16 degrees of the surrounding area of up to 6 miles. We don't need extra heat here.

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raoverton@yahoo.com
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raoverton@yahoo.com

Data centers benefit the corporations who profit from this technology, but AI robs the country of jobs and spends massive energy resources on memes and false information. There are good uses for AI, but the technology is moving way too fast and should be slowed to balance energy needs with AI value.

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Robert Johnson
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Robert Johnson

We are in a drought and Data Centers should go where water is a seasonal commodity.

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