Fairfield, Alabama residents oppose proposed data center
Fairfield, Alabama residents and community activists are organizing against a proposed collocation data center by Patmos. They held a community meeting to prepare questions and address concerns about the project's potential environmental and health impacts ahead of a city-hosted town hall where company representatives are expected.
Residents and community activists in Fairfield, Alabama, are actively opposing a proposed collocation data center by the company Patmos. Ahead of a city-hosted town hall, community groups like the Fairfield Environmental Justice Alliance organized a meeting at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church to equip neighbors with questions and information regarding the data center's potential impacts.
Concerns among residents, particularly those in the Bellwood neighborhood, focus on health and environmental effects. Gilda Walker, founder of the Fairfield Environmental Justice Alliance and a city resident, voiced a common sentiment that data center companies often target underserved communities. Neighbors expressed a clear desire to prevent the data center from being built in their area.
The upcoming town hall, hosted by the City of Fairfield, is expected to include representatives from Patmos. While the company is proposing the data center, specifics regarding its size and exact location remain unknown to the community.