Data center debate heats up in Festus

Name: Data center debate heats up in Festus
Uploaded: 2026-03-24T03:11:05.000Z
Duration: 2 min 27 s
Description: Residents in Festus, Missouri, are actively opposing plans for a hyper-scale data center. The city council held a meeting to address public concerns, which was moved to Festus High School to accommodate the anticipated large crowd.

News Clip2:27FOX 2 St. Louis·Festus, Jefferson County, MO·3/24/2026

Residents in Festus, Missouri, are actively opposing plans for a hyper-scale data center. The city council held a meeting to address public concerns, which was moved to Festus High School to accommodate the anticipated large crowd.

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Gov: Festus City Council

Festus residents in opposition to plans for a hyper-scale data center continued to voice their concerns before the city council. The Monday meeting was moved to Festus High School to accommodate the anticipated large crowd.

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