«Voters in small #Missouri town, unhappy w/city council’s approval of $6 billion #DataCenter, struck back @ the polls lst wk, ousting all 4 incumbent council mmbrs running 4 reelection
Tuesday’s #election in #Festus, Missouri — city of 12,000 ppl along the #MississippiRiver 30 min south of #StLouis — is the latest example of growing public backlash against cities agreeing to host hyperscale data centers over the objections of residents concerned abt their local impacts»
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259




