Login

u/afutureancestor

r/Spartanburg
▲ 50 r/Spartanburg

Call to Action against Flock

At the July meeting, councilman Mo Abusaft kicked off a discussion about Flock cameras, in hopes that the council will entertain a ban on using county funding for them.

We need to let our council know where we stand. Please call or email your council member and ask them to ban county funding from being used to purchase ALPR (not just Flock, but any vendor who makes this tech) devices and software access.

If you need talking points or sources, here are a few resources:

eyesoffgsp.org

deflocksc.org

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Common\_Questions,\_Arguments,\_%26\_Responses\_when\_discussing\_Flock\_Surveillance

reddit.com
u/afutureancestor — 6 days ago
▲ 7 r/Spartanburg

County council data center work session on Tuesday

The public safety committee is holding a working session on data centers. There will be experts on both sides of the debate there to answer questions from council members.

u/afutureancestor — 10 days ago
▲ 61 r/Spartanburg

Data center update: mark your calendars

Time has not been set yet. For now, location is county council chambers but they may select a larger venue.

Update: The hearing will be at 6:45PM. You can get there as early as 5:30PM to speak with SCDES staff one-on-one. You can submit a letter any time until July 1.

They're encouraging folks to pre-register for the event at this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/gvjig2SdvT

Letters can be submitted one of the following ways: Online at https://epermitting.des.sc.gov/ext/ncore/external/publicnotice/info/5220284023502523388/comments Postal mail to Bureau of Air Quality, Air Permitting Division Director, 2600 Bull Street, SC 29201 Email at AirPNComments@des.sc.gov

Submission Reference Number: HQJ-32R0-VR9VC Permit Number: CP-50000422

u/afutureancestor — 3 months ago
▲ 13 r/Spartanburg

Candidate meet & greet (county council seats)

Opportunity to meet with the 19 candidates running for 4 county council seats. Thursday May 14th 6-8pm

I posted a similar event the other day for US and State House seats but didn't see this one until today.

u/afutureancestor — 3 months ago
▲ 90 r/Spartanburg

NorthMark data center will use 581K gallons of water per day

Just yesterday, NorthMark said in a press release that they'd be using the same water permit as the old kohler plant (implying they'd be using a reasonable amount of water). They've also said the cooling would be a closed loop system, like the radiator in your car. Today, post and courier reported that they'll be using up to 581,000 gallons of water per day, and 86% of that will evaporate into the atmosphere with only 14% being returned to the utility. In the case of a drought, they will be issued the same "voluntary" water use reduction that everyone else is (key word voluntary).

Join us downtown on Saturday to protest!

May 9th from 12-1pm, meeting at the county courthouse (180 Magnolia)

https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-northmark-data-center-water-use/article\_a561843e-a832-45c7-ab24-2af7906fcefa.html

https://northmarkstrategies.com/whats-new/a-message-to-our-spartanburg-neighbors/

reddit.com
u/afutureancestor — 3 months ago