Development Polls - SquareOffs

Once sold, what should Houston's old police HQ and 611 Walker building become?

Asked by LocAlmanac - Houston

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Once sold, what should Houston's old police HQ and 611 Walker building become?

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Homes and apartments Homes and apartments

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Offices and shops Offices and shops

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Homes and apartments

A local commercial real estate expert expects buyers to turn both towers into residential or mixed-use space, which would mean more people living downtown.

A local commercial real estate expert expects buyers to turn both towers into residential or mixed-use space, which would mean more people living downtown. Show Less

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Offices and shops

Both buildings sit in downtown's business core, where new offices and storefronts could keep the nearby blocks busy with workers and shoppers every weekday.

Both buildings sit in downtown's business core, where new offices and storefronts could keep the nearby blocks busy with workers and shoppers every weekday. Show Less

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Would you support a statewide moratorium on data centers?

Asked by ABC 17 News

399 Votes

Would you support a statewide moratorium on data centers?

71%

Yes Yes

29%

No No

71%

Yes

2 Comments

E Fontaine

Keep data centers far away! Can't wait for the AI bubble to burst.

Max

Tin foil hats are better than having your head in the sand.

Cassandra Ann Drinkwater

Gives time for environmental heritage review as well as creating zoning laws, regulations. Properly taxing and hopefully be able to ban them in Missouri and the united states.

Harry D

You probably would have said the same thing about planes, trains and automobiles, electric lights, and modern plumbing. How much is China paying you to block data centers?

29%

No

3 Comments

Max

We have to stay ahead of China.

Steve Baumann

I have not seen any real evidence that they are a good or bad. It's a new world.

E Fontaine

How about the electric bills of the communities they enter?

Harry D

I am not a useful idiot bought off by CCP money to weaken the United States. The red banner with a fist holding a red flower pictured above is a Socialist Party logo. Protests against DCs are not grassroots they are paid protesters with foreign money led by people who go to Cuba & China for orders

Steve Baumann

Agreed, the commies are all over this one.

E Fontaine

Your tinfoil hat is a little tight, friend.

Do you agree with Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's stance on data center development?

Asked by ABC 17 News

398 Votes

Do you agree with Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's stance on data center development?

22%

Yes Yes

78%

No No

22%

Yes

4 Comments

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.

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.

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

Max

So does almond milk.

Max

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

78%

No

3 Comments

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.

Max

Wrong, on all counts.

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

Jenn Pruett

Nor, want this I meant

Max

The earth is not flat.

James Gordon

This is not economic development. This is economic domination.

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Development SquareOffs

Once sold, what should Houston's old police HQ and 611 Walker building become?

0% Homes and apartments Homes and apartments

0% Offices and shops Offices and shops

0% Homes and apartments

0% Offices and shops

Would you support a statewide moratorium on data centers?

71% Yes Yes

29% No No

71% Yes

29% No

Do you agree with Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's stance on data center development?

22% Yes Yes

78% No No

22% Yes

78% No

About Development

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Homes and apartments Homes and apartments

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Homes and apartments

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Offices and shops

71%

Yes Yes

29%

No No

71%

Yes

29%

No

22%

Yes Yes

78%

No No

22%

Yes

78%

No