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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I live here and know that, but its going be a deserted hell hole if all these data centers continue to get built here. 27 in Tulsa area alone won't be water for the rest of us. Hell the Gathering Place already makes the rest Arkansas River look like shit.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Spent the first half of my life in Tulsa. Shocked they didn't NIMBY the hell out of that project(s).

What's the Gathering Place? Haven't been back in many years.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It what they did to a huge part of Riverside park, near the walkable bridge was.

https://www.gatheringplace.org/

They dam up the river so you can rent kayaks and such. But keeps water flowing further down.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ah! Now I remember. That's been built since I was back home.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Oh yeah few years now. I gone few times not impressed. Just fucking huge place that btw doesn't allow dogs.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Forgot to ask, where are these DCs going? Is it all one company?

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

No many and all over the place Coweta, Owasso etc. Not sure where all article didn't say on all of them. Oklahoma City getting 9 on top of the 27 in Tulsa area.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmings.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why are they even building them in places that can't really support them anyway? Are the states giving them kickbacks or something? I don't get it.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

They going to the cities not the state and with billions of dollars being thrown at them the city council fold like a cheap suit. Hell why they care many don't live where these things will operate.