Data Center PILOT

Questioned officials' loyalties and opposed the AI/data center project.

LiUNA Local 77 member asked for fair opportunity for the data center to work with the labor union.

Argued property values will plummet, tax revenue lost, aquifers strained, habitats destroyed, and jobs hurt.

Criticized PILOT secrecy and cited tax shortfalls to schools and the county.

Cited a Guardian article on canceled data centers elsewhere and criticized political parties.

Food and Water Watch member urged no on corporate tax breaks.

Asked for an independent study, citing $6M city investment and ~$800k school tax loss.

Cited water usage and carbon emissions; urged a NO vote on the data center tax exemption.

Said he has 1,100 signed petitions demanding transparency on the data center project; argued lack of transparency and environmental review.

Claimed 12 counties affected and asked where Mayor Fanucci is; said the city needs someone protecting the environment.

Demanded a town hall, an impact study, and transparency; urged council to decline the PILOT application.

Congressional candidate argued the deal costs schools and first responders over $800,000 and urged a no vote on PILOTS.

Requested environmental and water-utility impact studies; raised VOC/generator concerns.

Disappointed with the PILOT program; said if Mike Trout wants to act like a hometown hero he should help the people.

Argued AI is a bubble that will burst; if the developer has money, make them pay it.

Asked why a company spending $299 million needs tax breaks.

Said he was lied to and forgotten; asked each councilmember about financial involvement including Nebius stock; council did not answer.

Claimed the data center has destroyed transparency; the city should be getting more from these companies.

Said she believed in the project at first and even bought Nebius stock, but now sees a potential disaster and withdraws support.

Raised concerns about the regional electric grid, citing a 50MW request off the ACE grid; called it lack of transparency or incompetence.

Said if the city can fund the data center and loans, it should help citizens — $3 million could fund a recreation center.

Senior from Vineland said neighbors are scared, don't know about water use or the land, and worry about the infrastructure being a target.

Said notices printed in a paid paper reach few in one of the poorest cities; works with children near the site and is worried about worsening air quality.

Implored council to consider the community; noted data centers have been stopped elsewhere and activists will keep fighting.

Asked whether anyone knows if or when a town hall meeting will happen.