Hundreds attend Sedgwick County town hall on possible data centers

Hundreds of Sedgwick County, Kansas residents attended a town hall meeting to voice concerns about potential data center development in their rural, agricultural communities. Residents raised issues around changing the character of the area, as well as environmental impacts on farmland, soil, and water resources. County officials said they are considering new zoning regulations for data centers and will hold another meeting on this topic on March 31.