Democracy roared Tuesday in Festus, Missouri, as all four sitting city council members up for election were defeated.
The council last week ignored resident opposition and voted to move forward with a massive data center project, according to St. Louis Today.
Tuesday’s vote replaces four of the council’s eight members. Incumbents were walloped by margins of 30 percentage points and more.
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“This data center fight has struck this community to the core and really, honestly ignited a community-driven effort here,” Dan Moore, who won the race for the Ward 3 council seat, according to STLPR.
“People are awake now, and we’re not going to let this continue on anymore,” he said.
CRG Clayco’s Festus project has drawn opposition, even though City Administrator Greg Camp has talked up the project as a chance for growth and increased tax revenue for multiple jurisdictions.
“’It’s unlike anything that any of these, certainly the
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