JC Commission approves initial plan for data center rezoning
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '3.520', 'text': 'Today, the Johnson City Commission'}, {'start': '1.520', 'end': '5.680', 'text': 'discussed a resoning amendment that city'}, {'start': '3.520', 'end': '8.000', 'text': 'leaders say would give them more control'}, {'start': '5.680', 'end': '10.000', 'text': 'on regulating future cryptocurrency'}, {'start': '8.000', 'end': '12.960', 'text': 'mining facilities in the area. Some'}, {'start': '10.000', 'end': '14.400', 'text': "residents say they don't buy it. News"}, {'start': '12.960', 'end': '16.400', 'text': "Channel 11's Brody Wilson was at"}, {'start': '14.400', 'end': '18.920', 'text': "tonight's commission meeting to hear the"}, {'start': '16.400', 'end': '21.439', 'text': 'details of the amendment and the'}, {'start': '18.920', 'end': '23.519', 'text': 'concerns. The hot topic issue of data'}, {'start': '21.439', 'end': '25.600', 'text': 'center reszoning was on the Johnson City'}, {'start': '23.519', 'end': '27.199', 'text': "Commission's agenda this evening. And"}, {'start': '25.600', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'though it was only the first reading,'}, {'start': '27.199', 'end': '31.119', 'text': 'several members of the community showed'}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '32.800', 'text': 'up to display their opposition.'}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '35.440', 'text': 'Commissioner Brock, yes. Commissioner'}, {'start': '32.800', 'end': '37.920', 'text': 'Weise, yes. Vice Mayor Cox, yes. Mayor'}, {'start': '35.440', 'end': '39.920', 'text': 'Hunter, yes. City Commissioners'}, {'start': '37.920', 'end': '41.680', 'text': 'unanimously approved the first reading'}, {'start': '39.920', 'end': '43.680', 'text': 'of a reszoning amendment that would'}, {'start': '41.680', 'end': '46.000', 'text': 'allow for data centers to be established'}, {'start': '43.680', 'end': '47.440', 'text': 'in industrial zones throughout the city.'}, {'start': '46.000', 'end': '48.960', 'text': 'Commissioner Joe Weise says the'}, {'start': '47.440', 'end': '50.960', 'text': 'amendment would establish rules for'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '54.800', 'text': 'these areas before it becomes a problem.'}, {'start': '50.960', 'end': '57.680', 'text': "And it's to put significant limitations"}, {'start': '54.800', 'end': '60.000', 'text': 'around where Johnson City will accept,'}, {'start': '57.680', 'end': '62.719', 'text': 'tolerate, or allow that kind of'}, {'start': '60.000', 'end': '65.360', 'text': 'development. And so for me, that was why'}, {'start': '62.719', 'end': '68.880', 'text': 'we went down this path because right now'}, {'start': '65.360', 'end': '71.439', 'text': 'the status quo is to take a far riskier'}, {'start': '68.880', 'end': '73.520', 'text': 'chance. Residents like Sil and Brun were'}, {'start': '71.439', 'end': '74.880', 'text': 'not swayed by the presentation. You want'}, {'start': '73.520', 'end': '77.200', 'text': "to bring in a data center that's going"}, {'start': '74.880', 'end': '79.840', 'text': 'to bring noise, vibration, emissions,'}, {'start': '77.200', 'end': '81.360', 'text': "bad u you know consequences on people's"}, {'start': '79.840', 'end': '83.040', 'text': 'health and and animals and the'}, {'start': '81.360', 'end': '85.759', 'text': 'environment and the power grid and the'}, {'start': '83.040', 'end': '88.000', 'text': "water system. So no, we we don't want"}, {'start': '85.759', 'end': '89.680', 'text': 'you here. Several mitigating factors'}, {'start': '88.000', 'end': '91.439', 'text': 'were presented for those issues such as'}, {'start': '89.680', 'end': '93.280', 'text': 'a noise study. But Commissioner Weise'}, {'start': '91.439', 'end': '95.520', 'text': "explained that they can't stop data"}, {'start': '93.280', 'end': '97.759', 'text': 'centers or Bitcoin from coming in. So'}, {'start': '95.520', 'end': '99.360', 'text': "the best they can do is be prepared. I'm"}, {'start': '97.759', 'end': '102.000', 'text': 'not particularly interested in Bitcoin'}, {'start': '99.360', 'end': '105.360', 'text': "coming to Johnson City. I'm certainly"}, {'start': '102.000', 'end': '107.520', 'text': 'not going to be recreating it. However,'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '109.759', 'text': 'what I want us to be in a position to do'}, {'start': '107.520', 'end': '112.720', 'text': 'is put some meaningful boundaries around'}, {'start': '109.759', 'end': '114.960', 'text': "it before they're defining what's going"}, {'start': '112.720', 'end': '116.320', 'text': 'to happen in Johnson City. The second'}, {'start': '114.960', 'end': '118.079', 'text': 'reading will be heard at the next'}, {'start': '116.320', 'end': '119.759', 'text': 'commission meeting on the 15th where'}, {'start': '118.079', 'end': '122.560', 'text': 'there will be an opportunity for public'}, {'start': '119.759', 'end': '125.119', 'text': 'comment in Johnson City. Brody Wilson,'}, {'start': '122.560', 'end': '125.119', 'text': 'use channel'}]