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Scottsdale mayor looking to set requirements for data centers

Mayor Lisa Borowsky wants to set requirements for things like water use and noise mitigation before an application to build a data center comes to Scottsdale.

(Courtesy City of Scottsdale)

There have been no inquiries about placing a data center in Scottsdale, but Mayor Lisa Borowsky wants to be ready in case one comes along.

That’s why she has requested a work study session for the council to look at creating policy regarding the notoriously loud and thirsty centers.

It’s important to get out ahead of the issue, she said.

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