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Over 500 towns restrict AI data center builds as officials face death threats and gunfire
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Local officials across multiple states face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects, leading more than 500 towns to restrict builds and several councils to shutter public comment.
Data center expansion is now a safety issue for local government officials, with some requiring police protection and others resigning. The escalation from online threats to gunfire at an official's home marks a new level of conflict around infrastructure siting, and the closure of public comment periods means community input on these projects is being curtailed just as opposition intensifies.
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More than 500 towns have enacted local restrictions on data center builds nationwide.
Officials in at least four states have received death threats, and an Indianapolis councilman had 13 rounds fired into his home after backing a rezoning.
Multiple municipalities including Salix, Emporia, and Marshall have canceled, moved, or restricted public meetings in response to threats.
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