Tom Bakem

Built World

Opposed the power plant, not the data centers

Residents of Surprise's Rancho Gabriela neighborhood live about a mile from 160 acres of farmland at Litchfield Road and Olive Avenue. On Oct. 27, the Glendale City Council voted 6-1 to annex that land and rezone it for three data centers and an 18-turbine natural gas plant. Most of the people who spoke against the project cannot vote for the council that approved it.

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