• wjrii@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Good for the recall folks. That’s funny that the supporters think the 1000 construction jobs will be for locals and not the specialized oilfield-like firms that are already staffed up to work these projects, or that Google will have 200 permanent staffers tied to the location and contributing to the town’s tax base.

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      18 days ago

      those contract workers will be eating at the local cafe for the duration of construction. 200 staffers seems high, but 70 sounds about right - data centers need a few people to replace old racks, clean the walkways (bathrooms…), maintain the HVAC systems (in a data center this is a full time job) and other tasks, and 70 is the number I hear. Though maybe this data center is bigger than the ones I’ve heard of.

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      18 days ago

      In Oklahoma, its more likely that a group of neighboring property owners didn’t get a cut in or something petty about a disagreement of funds used from Hotel Tax by the Economic Development Authority. I agree and guarantee its some NIMBY based dispute for sure.

      Local City Government is a challenge to keep focused especially in Conservative parts of the US.