Proposed Downtown Kansas City Data Center Quickly Defeated?!?

Sign of the times and a reminder that locals inside the loop now think of themselves as "a neighborhood" which is a surprising victory for everybody . . . Check the quote and more reporting . . . 

"The proposal almost felt like a troll, given the political climate. All across the country, communities are waging war against these physical manifestations of a future that feels increasingly indifferent to humanity. Water and electricity use are often the stated reasons for opposing data centers, but really it is something much more primal than that. We hate these things because they are here to replace us."

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The strange proposal has sparked outrage. The stranger question is whether the developer even intends to build it. From David Hudnall:


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