Hart Media Group sat down with Ken Loeber with Eagle Rock Partners on Tuesday to discuss the potential community concerns of a data center in Christian County. Hart Media Group posted these audio responses in their entirety, completely unedited, including Loeber's responses, for the public.
Hart Media Group (HMG): Who is Eagle Rock Partners, and why are you seeking to build a Data Center in Christian County?
Ken Loeber (KL): Audio1
HMG: As an out of town developer, why would a Christian County Resident feel that you have their best interests at heart?
KL: (AUDIO2)
HMG: How many jobs will this project bring to Christian County, both construction jobs and permanent jobs?
KL: (Audio 3)
HMG: What will be the tax implications of a project like this be?
KL: (Audio 4)
HMG: There is concern that your proposed data center will use massive amounts of water impacting our citizens and our local farmers who rely on our water resources. How much water will this data center use and should citizens of Christian County be concerned about their water?
KL: (Audio 5)
HMG: There is also concern that your project will use massive amounts of electricity. Will your project cause electric rates to go up for the citizens of Christian County?
KL: Audio 6
HMG: Data Centers create noise. Talk a bit about that and how much noise will be created by your project?
KL: Audio 7
HMG: What is the most important thing you want to say to the citizens of Christian County who want to know about not only the jobs, but also the concerns around data centers?
KL: Audio 8
HMG: What will we be saying about this project, and what will we be seeing five years from now?
KL: Audio 9
HMG: Anything else you think our listeners would like to know about Eagle Rock Partners and about the Data center that we haven’t talked about today?
KL: Audio 10
Stay tuned to Taylorville Daily News for all the latest on the data center information. To date, no data center information has been sent to the county, and no paperwork has been filed.
