Edwardsville Officials Assured Residents on Facebook The City Had ‘No Formal Proposal’ For a Data Center — But City Emails Tell a Fuller Story – Illinois Answers Project

"The data center development proposals come at a time when revenue-starved municipalities and counties operating with squeezed budgets need money to improve schools and repair aging roads, bridges and utilities. Local unions often cheer the influx of jobs that come with the construction of the huge data centers. But residents worry that the centers could bring pollution, hurt their home values and jack up their utility bills. And they are concerned, in some instances, that local officials announce the data center projects late in the process, when planning is well underway and the time for public input is short."