"I am against a data center," Oneonta Town Board member Kim Fierke said at the Wednesday, October 8 board meeting. "I am not exactly sure what the heck this is."
Fierke's candor echoed the sentiments of many Oneontans who have come out to oppose Eco-Yotta Inc.'s zoning proposals over the last few months and called for more information. AllOtsego has obtained from the town clerk's office both of Eco-Yotta's zoning applications, offering new clarity. The company's latest proposal is for a Planned Development District for an "agricultural hydroponics research & development hub," according to its application.
The first application, which was paused this summer after community pressure, was filed on May 1 for an Industrial Development District change covering 153.43 acres. On a form line for "Proposed use," Eco-Yotta's applicant, Tirusha Dave, wrote "Operation of a data center."
Prompted for additional information on an environmental review form, Dave wrote that industrial use would "enable the development of a data center within an existing garage/residential structure." Its purpose, Dave wrote, "is to support regional technology growth and leverage renewable energy infrastructure."
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