MARIETTA, Ga. — Days after the Marietta City Council approved controversial data center development plans, despite strong opposition from residents, members of council are receiving threats.
The City of Marietta confirmed Tuesday that they are “aware and are closely monitoring threatening comments directed toward City leadership circulating on social media related to data centers.”
The vote to approve the data center development was split, 5-2 in favor.
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Residents at the meeting were in both camps, for and against the data center.
Those in favor of the data center development told Channel 2 Action News it would bring jobs, while those opposed were concerned about environmental and community impacts.
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That means the plan for an 11-acre data center to be built on Powers Ferry Place off Delk Road is moving forward.
Channel 2 Action News was at the meeting, where so many residents from Marietta came to discuss the plan that there was standing room only and some people had to watch the meting form outside.
Council members Cheryl Richardson and Daniel Gaddis voted against the data center at the Aug. 12 meeting.
It was not immediately clear if the threats were made against the council at large or just the five who voted in favor of the project.
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