Lockport residents push back on talk of data center prior to city workshop Tuesday

Potential Lockport data center development draws heavy public opposition

Lockport Mayor Steven Streit held a panel to discuss options for data center development, but many residents are unilaterally opposed.

Lockport residents push back on talk of data center prior to city workshop Tuesday

Lockport officials holding first workshop Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a data center in the community, an idea which drew immediate opposition from some residents.

Lockport Data Center Opposition Grows: Residents Sound Alarm on Property Values, Increased Utility Bills, and Local Environmental Impact - The Times Weekly

The battle over the future of the historic Lockport community intensified this week as a massive crowd of residents and Will County officials gathered outside Lockport Township High School to protest a proposed industrial data center development. While city officials framed the May 26 workshop as an informational panel on economic development, local advocates turned the event into a grassroots rally. Organizers are demanding a halt to technologi…