Photos: Data center debate in Franklin County lasts 10 hours
Hundreds of community members listen as attorney Kurt Voss, center, makes comments in favor of approving a data center as he addresses the Franklin County Commission during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Franklin County Commission members Dave Schatz, left, Paul Overschmidt, center, and Ken Cox listen as data center developer Ryan Sanders, with Beltline Energy, addresses them during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Joe Eversmeyer, from Pacific, addresses the Franklin County Commission about his opposition to a data center development during public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026. Eversmeyer lives two miles from the proposed Beltline data center development.
Franklin County Commission members Dave Schatz, left, Paul Overschmidt, center, and Ken Cox listen as a member of the public expresses their opposition to data center development in Franklin County during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Joe Eversmeyer, from Pacific, addresses the Franklin County Commission about his opposition to a data center development during public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026. Eversmeyer lives two miles from the proposed Beltline data center development.
Community members listen to comments are made to the Franklin County Commission about data center development during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
A truck with a sign opposing data center development is parked at East Central College were the Franklin County Commission held a public meeting about data center development at on Monday, May 18, 2026. Hundreds of people attended the meeting.
Franklin County Commission member Ken Cox, right, listens as members of the public express their opposition to data center development in Franklin County during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Franklin County Commission member Ken Cox listens as members of the public expresses their opposition to data center development in Franklin County during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Hundreds of community members showed up to a meeting of the Franklin County Commission to express the concerns about data center development during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Franklin County Commission member David Schatz listens as members of the public express their opposition to data center development in Franklin County during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Franklin County Commission member Paul Overschmidt listens as members of the public express their opposition to data center development in Franklin County during a public meeting at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Wearing a "No Data Centers in Franklin County" T-shirt, Dana Bowers, front center, and her son Daxtin Bowers, 13, front right, stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of a public meeting about proposed data centers being held by the Franklin County Commission at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.听
Nichole Zielke, left, and Amanda Jasper organize comment cards turned in before the start of a public meeting about data center development that was being held by the Franklin County Commission at East Central College on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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