Salix residents gather to voice opposition to potential data center
Approximately 150 Salix, Iowa residents gathered to protest a proposed data center project in their community. Former U.S. Rep. Steve King and Iowa Senator Kevin Alons spoke against the development. Attendees were encouraged to sign a petition and display yard signs expressing their opposition.
Residents in Salix, Iowa, held a public gathering on Monday, June 15, to protest a potential data center project slated for their community. Over 100 people attended the event, held in the city park, to express their strong opposition to the proposed development, with some attendees wearing shirts stating "farmland not data centers."
Former U.S. Representative Steve King and Iowa Senator Kevin Alons spoke against the data center development during the gathering. Attendees were actively encouraged to sign a petition against data centers and were provided with informational materials on the topic, as well as yard signs to publicly display their disapproval.