🌱 Will Citrus County hit pause on AI data centers in Inverness?
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- Will Citrus County hit pause on AI data centers in Inverness?
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📰 News we're reading
• Citrus County Commission considers pause on AI data center applications (wfla.com) — Citrus County commissioners in Inverness are weighing a yearlong moratorium on new AI data center applications, citing concerns over power use, water demands, and neighborhood impacts. Residents packed the meeting to urge a full 12‑month pause while officials study zoning, environmental effects, and protections for ratepayers under Florida’s new data center law. 
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- There seems to be some discussion about data centers on here.
I came across this post and thought I would share it for those that have an interest. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GsUA4wjWj/ (Nextdoor The Inv Highlands) - Just moved into this house end of summer last year.
I am from Florida but never have I ever experienced horseflies that stalk and chase you…it’s like I stole their house and now they are out for… (Nextdoor Seven Lakes)
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🗞 Nearby News
Hernando
- Hernando baseball loses to South Sumter in regional final (hernandosun.com)
- Waste Disposal Rate Increases, Convenience Center Fee Effective Since May 1 (hernandosun.com)
- WATCH: Super speeder in stolen car arrested at Spring Hill school after chase, FHP says (wfla.com)
Dunnellon
- Former Marion school resource deputy pleads guilty in child sex case (ocala.com)
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