Data center moratorium

Urged a year-long moratorium, worried large data centers could enable surveillance and social-credit style control, and asked about the status of Flock camera removal.

He urged the board to review land codes and permanently ban AI data centers rather than rely on the 90-day moratorium, citing environmental and surveillance concerns.

The Clay Road district farmer urged civic engagement ahead of the November election and backed a one-year moratorium on AI data centers, saying 'not now' on giving up water, power and quiet.

A Fruitland Park resident favored the moratorium and even a permanent ban, raising privacy and surveillance concerns, and asked about the moratorium's length and restrictions.

A District 1 resident supported the temporary moratorium as a chance for careful review, while raising questions about data collection and misinformation around data centers.

An Orange County visitor who drove 43 miles urged a moratorium and eventual ban, citing reported water impacts and job losses from data center areas, and spoke as a grandparent concerned about AI.

Fruitland Park resident argued data centers threaten the environment, health and individual liberty through data collection tied to Real ID and Flock cameras, and urged the moratorium be permanent.

Leesburg resident worried about infrastructure capacity and environmental impacts of data centers and asked whether impact studies exist.