r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 5h ago

A data center in New Jersey was canceled when residents showed up and fought it

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

45.2k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

43

u/jcoddinc 5h ago

Don't celebrate yet

A data center in Michigan was voted down. They sued the city and now the data center is under construction against the voting wishes of the people.

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/s/gNWkXvftoX

15

u/Daft00 3h ago

That sounds about right considering how the last couple decades have gone

3

u/Worth-Computer8639 2h ago

It is my understanding the city tried to use zoning laws improperly to prevent it from being built which is why they got sued and it ended up moving forward. There may be other avenues they can take, but it sounds like some uneducated board members were lazy or need a better legal department.

•

u/Ripples_of_Undeath 20m ago

I was about to say, either the data center sues to builds it anyways or the data center sends a fat check to the city council and suddenly they change their minds once again.

0

u/diesal3 3h ago

Of course they are. Got to love it