In Indre, Mayor and Aides Resign in Opposition to Google Data Center
Elected officials from the municipality of Etrechet are stepping down from their posts, saying they feel "powerless" against the American tech giant's project.
The mayor and aides of the municipality of Etrechet in Indre have announced their resignation to protest a data center project backed by Google. According to the elected officials, they feel "powerless" in the face of this massive data center that the American group wants to establish in the region.
This collective resignation of the municipal executive comes as the project is drawing local opposition. The specific reasons for this opposition and the project timeline have not been detailed in available information.
Sources
- Dans l’Indre, la maire et les adjoints d’un village démissionnent pour contester le projet de data center de Google — Le Monde — Une
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