Data center moratorium

Urged an outright data center ban and demanded commissioners disclose any NDAs they've signed involving data center language.

Called the 10-megawatt cap 'disgraceful' versus campaign promises, urging removal of the cap and a total ban, and criticized potential FPL rate increases after the storm.

Demanded an actual moratorium period with public meetings to write protective code language, saying commissioners otherwise follow the district commissioner's lead.

Presented research showing 10 megawatts powers ~8,000 homes and could consume 79 million kilowatts; said the county attorney must write prohibitions into ordinance.

Said a single 10-megawatt AI data center could nearly double county residential electricity use and urged specifying 'AI data centers' rather than exempting server rooms.

Argued enterprise server racks run 4-10 megawatts so a ban below that can't work; urged passing the moratorium and accused the board of delaying games.

Tied data centers to broader tech-industry skepticism and praised county staff's storm response.

Quoted Commissioner Barry that rules should be at least as strong as neighboring counties and Commissioner May that 'a pause costs nothing but protects everything.'

Echoed SB 484 overriding SB 180, urged independent impact studies and infrastructure prepayment by large users, and said commissioners should never sign NDAs.

Representing Gulf Coast Against Data Centers, she pushed to bring back the 10–50 megawatt moratorium, noted a 5-megawatt data center appeared on the OLF-8 master plan, and disclosed her Alzheimer's diagnosis as the reason she writes and rehearses her speeches.

Opposed data centers as a taxpayer subsidy and a slippery slope, urging the board to 'just say no.'

Said even 10 megawatts is too big, cited power outages in Gary, Indiana, and raised AI misuse concerns.

Argued the proposal should be a complete moratorium with zero megawatts allowed and demanded transparency in the development review process.