Granite City Leaders to Continue Talks on Potential Data Centers

Granite City leaders to continue talks on potential data centers

Granite City leaders are discussing the potential for large-scale data centers during a City Council meeting, while residents have expressed concerns about the impact on local infrastructure, utility bills, and jobs.

As data centers eye metro-east, officials juggle jobs, taxes and utility fears – Belleville News-Democrat

Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson referred to data centers as “the future industry” with potential property tax revenue that could change the fate of Granite City. “It’s very intoxicating,” Parkinson said, “but there’s a lot of these issues that come with it.” He specifically noted the need to prevent utility rates from going “sky-high."