Public meeting on new data center in Marshfield to be held Monday

Name: Public meeting on new data center in Marshfield to be held Monday
Uploaded: 2026-05-11T11:53:38.000Z
Duration: 1 min 22 s
Description: Webster County residents are scheduled to attend a public meeting in Marshfield, Missouri, to voice concerns about a new data center being built. Citizens are pushing back due to perceived lack of transparency and worries about environmental, health, and wildlife impacts. They are advocating for new ordinances to require developer disclosures and impact studies.

News Clip1:22Ozarks First·Marshfield, Webster County, MO·5/11/2026

Webster County residents are scheduled to attend a public meeting in Marshfield, Missouri, to voice concerns about a new data center being built. Citizens are pushing back due to perceived lack of transparency and worries about environmental, health, and wildlife impacts. They are advocating for new ordinances to require developer disclosures and impact studies.

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Gov: Webster County, Camden County, County Commission, Mayor

A public meeting is scheduled in Marshfield, Missouri, where Webster County residents are expected to express their concerns regarding a new data center currently under construction. The project, located on Rifle Range Road near a power substation north of the city, is already making quick progress on its initial five-acre site, with another five acres being surveyed nearby.
Residents are highlighting a significant lack of transparency surrounding the development and have voiced concerns over potential pollution to the environment, as well as risks to health and wildlife safety. The opposition reflects a growing national pushback against the construction of data centers near residential areas.
Since Webster County currently lacks a planning and zoning commission, neighbors are hoping to adopt an ordinance similar to one recently issued in Camden County. Such a measure would require developers to provide water use disclosures and impact studies. Due to the anticipated high attendance for this issue, the County Commission announced that the meeting will be held in the auditorium at Marshfield High School.