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Your voice can make a difference in the fight to stop pollution. Sound Rivers’ Action Alerts are set up to make it super-easy for you to weigh in on what matters to you. Since here, we already know you care about the health of your waterways — waterways that belong to YOU, not polluters. Here’s an opportunity to make your voice heard, whether you’re weighing in on permit being considered, ineffective regulations contributing to pollution or legislation that will codify harms to your waterways into law.
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MAY 4 | SUPPORT A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS IN DURHAM!
Community groups around Durham are organizing to gain support for a temporary, 32-month moratorium on new data center development. The final vote will be this coming Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. at Durham’s City Hall.
Turn out for public comment if you can, and voice your support for a moratorium that will provide Durham City Council the time to ensure permanent protections for our environment and communities from the impacts of data centers.
Here are some talking points to help with comment writing.
To view the drafted moratorium legislation, click here. (It says 24 months at the moment. We have heard some are open to 32-36 months!)
WHEN: Tuesday, May 4, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Durham City Hall, Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham
MAY 11 | ROCKY MOUNT CITY COUNCIL: SAY NO TO A DATA CENTER
During their next public meeting, Rocky Mount City Council plans to vote on a rezoning of 171 acres of city-owned land on Arrow and Dozier roads near Nash Community College from commercial to heavy industrial. While the City has not disclosed the reason for this rezoning to the public, the language in the conditions of the rezoning request clearly point to a planned data center. This City Council meeting is a critical opportunity for residents to show up, ask questions and make their voices heard. Decisions like these should not happen quietly or without full transparency.
WHEN: Monday, May 11, 7 p.m.
WHERE: City Council Chamber, 331 S. Franklin St., Third Floor, Rocky Mount