Petersburg Leaders Say They First Learned About Data Center Projects From the News: 'I Had No Clue'

Petersburg leaders say they first learned about data center projects from the news: 'I had no clue'

A recent BizSense report that as many as four data center developments are in the works in Petersburg apparently came as news to the city’s mayor and other members of city council.

‘I had no clue’: Petersburg council members say they were in the dark about data centers revealed in BizSense report

Petersburg Councilman Charlie Cuthbert holds up a printout of the BizSense article at last week’s meeting. (Screenshot) A recent BizSense report that as many as four data center developments are in the works in Petersburg apparently came as news to the city’s mayor and other members of city council, some of whom called for better communication from city administrators in a meeting the same day the article was published. During the council’s regu…