'Data Center' or 'Agri-business'? Inside Eco-Yotta's Zoning Application
By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL
ONEONTA
I am against a data center,” Oneonta Town Board member Kim Fierke said at the Wednesday, October 8 board meeting. “I am not exactly sure what the heck this is.”
Fierke’s candor echoed the sentiments of many Oneontans who have come out to oppose Eco-Yotta Inc.’s zoning proposals over the last few months and called for more information.
AllOtsego has obtained from the town clerk’s office both of Eco-Yotta’s zoning applications, offering new clarity. The company’s latest proposal is for a Planned Development District for an “agricultural hydroponics research & development hub,” according to its application.
The first application, which was paused this summer after community pressure, was filed on May 1 for an Industrial Development District change covering 153.43 acres. On a form line for “Proposed use,” Eco-Yotta’s applicant, Tirusha Dave, wrote “Operation of a data center.”
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