<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2BWsWW_1GoavKR300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2BWsWW_1GoavKR300" width="1200" height="600" >LUMBERTON, NC (WMBF) - A new data center is being proposed to the Lumberton community. Community members gathered at Sandy Grove Baptist Church Thursday evening and expressed concerns about what a new data center may impact. Some of their concerns included water usage, noise, and overall health for the area. Lumberton resident Raven Powers said, “I am not happy that our elected officials who are in service to us have not done their due diligence to look at the scientific ramifications, the possible health issues that could rise from this, and the environmental issues. Especially considering we are already in a drought.”During the discussion, many wanted guidelines put in place if the data center gets passed. Some guidelines included locating the data center in a select location near I-95 and US-74. City leaders have researched areas such as Maiden, NC, where they surveyed a facility built 15 years ago. Councilman John Canty says it exhibited no significant health issues or noise, and learned there are possible financial benefits involved. “That money can go into our general fund, and it can benefit programs here in the city; it can help stabilize our tax rates, our electrical, our water rate; it can build infrastructure here in the city,” Canty said. Even if the ordinance is passed, community members believe it is still a letdown. “I feel like we as citizens of Lumberton have been neglected by our elected officials to say that you want to bring this kind of project,” Powers said. “This kind of industry into our community that is novel and brand new and has no idea how it’s going to impact citizens besides what’s going to happen financially; that’s absolutely unacceptable.”The data center ordinance will go before City Council at their regular meeting beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday.Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WMBF. For more free content like this, download our apps. Have feedback that can help us improve? Click here.</div></body>

Block Source: WMBF

Misinformation

Clickbait

Old or repetitive news

Explicit content

Location not relevant

LUMBERTON, NC (WMBF) - A new data center is being proposed to the Lumberton community. Community members gathered at Sandy Grove Baptist Church Thursday evening and expressed concerns about what a new data center may impact. Some of their concerns included water usage, noise, and overall health for the area.

Lumberton community expresses concerns regarding new data center

NewsBreak

LUMBERTON, NC (WMBF) - A new data center is being proposed to the Lumberton community. Community members gathered at Sandy Grove Baptist Church Thursday ev

Lumberton community expresses concerns regarding new data center

Comments / 1