GCEDC directors advance data center items as protesters continue to apply the pressure
The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) directors approved resolutions for the proposed STREAM U.S. Data Center at WNY STAMP despite active opposition from local residents. These measures concern environmental and noise studies, and power substation work, as a one-year data center moratorium approaches.
More than a dozen opponents of the proposed STREAM U.S. Data Center at the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (WNY STAMP) made their presence felt at Thursday's Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board meeting. Protesters like RaeAnn Engler, Sarah Howard, and Rick Merritt demonstrated against the project, while local resident Sandy Steele confronted GCEDC officials, including Mark Masse, and Director Craig Yunker engaged with some attendees afterward.
Despite the ongoing opposition and with a one-year moratorium on data center development approaching, GCEDC directors passed three resolutions related to the 2.2-million-square-foot STREAM U.S. facility. These measures included payment for environmental and noise study reviews, and two resolutions linked to power substation work at the 1,250-acre industrial campus in the Town of Alabama.