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Poll results:
We received 265 votes on the Saturday poll, “Would you be excited to see a Buc-ee’s open in central Oklahoma?”
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This rural Oklahoma town doesn’t want a data center. It may not be able to stop the project
A sign opposing the data center sits on the corner of Main Street and State Highway 92 in Amber ahead of a meeting with the developers. KAYLA BRANCH/The Frontier.
By Kayla Branch, The Frontier
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Residents stood against the back walls of Amber’s small community center to make room as the last few landowners trickled in for a meeting with a data center developer in August.
The international developer Aligned Data Centers quietly bought roughly 850 acres of land just half a mile outside of Amber city limits for $17 million in late July. About 45 minutes southwest of Oklahoma City, the more than 400 people who live in Amber are surrounded by cattle pastures and agricultural fields. Residents described it as quiet and peaceful.
Company representatives had called the Aug. 10 meeting to answer questions about the project, but residents were skeptical. A man told company officials that the community did not trust them. At one point, an Aligned official said one landowner who asked pointed questions about why the company had not done studies on the site before buying the property did not understand the development process.
The project could break ground as early as December and include up to 10 data center buildings that would eventually serve tech companies, Aligned officials said.
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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:
Trump set to rally GOP voters, hold midterm election event in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Voice)
Major updates coming to Oklahoma’s energy grid (News On 6)
Oklahoma lawmakers examine safety and accountability in supervised visitations (Gaylord News)
Oklahoma cattle group says ICE activity ripples through supply chain (KOSU)
Ramona police officer fired, accused of sexual assault while on duty (News On 6)
A decade later, the Jenks dam project is $100M over budget. Construction hasn’t started. (Tulsa Flyer)
Muskogee Public Schools receives $1.2M to expand student support: 'We’re excited' (KJRH)
Gov. Kevin Stitt sends Task Force 1 to assist in New Mexico floods (News 9)
Regent Bank amphitheater opening in December with ‘Winter Preview’ show (Broken Arrow Sentinel)
Despite it all, Sooners put hope on table (Oklahoma Columnist)
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