Rural Iowa resident feels 'betrayed' as data center plans develop in her front yard

Name: Rural Iowa resident feels 'betrayed' as data center plans develop in her front yard
Uploaded: 2026-10-21T14:35:55.000Z
Duration: 47 s
Description: A rural Salix resident says she feels betrayed after the Salix City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with Google for a proposed 900-acre data center. The project would be located just across the street from her home and could disrupt her family’s livelihood.

News Clip0:47Iowa Starting Line·Salix, Woodbury County, IA·10/21/2026

A rural Salix resident says she feels betrayed after the Salix City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with Google for a proposed 900-acre data center. The project would be located just across the street from her home and could disrupt her family’s livelihood.

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Janet Yanak and her family live in rural Salix Iowa. She said living in a town that's small and quiet was by choice. But now her livelihood stands to be disrupted as the Salix City Council recently approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Google for its proposed 900-acre data center—just feet across the street from Janet's front door.

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