Prichard residents oppose proposed data center development
Prichard residents packed a community meeting at City Hall to express concerns about a proposed data center development, "Project Gateway," by Edged. Residents raised issues regarding potential job creation, environmental impacts, and the overall benefits of the project to the city. The community is actively pushing back against the development.
Prichard residents gathered at City Hall on Thursday night to voice significant opposition to a proposed data center development known as Project Gateway. The community meeting saw a large turnout, with many attendees expressing skepticism about the project's potential benefits to the city.
Developers with Edged presented their plans for Project Gateway, which would involve constructing a networking data center on the site of a former 911 data center. However, residents raised multiple concerns, including the number of jobs the facility would create, its potential environmental impacts, and whether the development would genuinely serve the community's interests.
The strong turnout and vocal opposition underscore the community's desire for more information and assurances regarding the project's long-term effects.