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Oklahoma city council members welcomed a Google data center. Now they face a recall. (www.nbcnews.com)
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[โ€“] wjrii@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour 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.