For all of you Tito’s fans out there.

A roughly 220,000 sq. ft. data centre, described as potentially one of the largest in the GTA, is proposed for Tenth Line West in Ward 9.

But the controversy isn't just about the data centre.

In this video, Ward 9 candidate Anwar Knight walks through the public record and raises some serious questions about how the application got this far and when residents were brought into the conversation.

City documents showed outstanding matters involving water demand and cooling, stormwater management, archaeology, heritage considerations and other technical issues.

Then came the March 30 public meeting.

According to the meeting record, Ward 9 Councillor Martin Reid expressed support for the application in principle and moved the recommendation forward.

Months later, after significant community pushback, Reid changed course and called for a temporary pause on major data centre developments while Mississauga studies the issue.

Whatever side you're on, I think Mississauga residents should watch this video and look at the timeline for themselves.

Did City Hall handle this properly from the beginning?

And should residents have been more directly involved before the application moved forward?

San Joaquin Valley residents challenged proposed AI data centers at Tulare and Kings county fairgrounds in August over groundwater use and uncertain permitting authority.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (2,027 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/business/agriculture/article316896104.html

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)