Boulder City data center proposal faces opposition ahead of zoning vote
A conservative advocacy group opposing corporate influence in data center development stopped in Boulder City, where a data center has been proposed on public land. Voters will decide in November whether to change the city’s zoning laws to allow data centers, while local residents and the Center for Biological Diversity are challenging the proposal through an appeals process.
Humans First, a conservative grassroots organization, brought its national bus tour to Boulder City to oppose what it describes as government overreach and corporate influence in data center construction. Senior adviser Tom Gaitens said data center projects should require local input, transparency and protections for ratepayers and natural resources, particularly when public land is involved.
A data center proposed on public land near Boulder City has been halted for now as local residents and the Center for Biological Diversity pursue an appeal. Boulder City voters are scheduled to decide in November whether to amend the city’s zoning laws to permit data centers, making the proposal a focus of debate among both conservative and progressive opponents.