SNOW Janesville announces Data Centers: Community Conversations with panelists Prescott Balch, Amanda Bell and Dr. Brittany Keyes.
Our panelists join us to talk about:
1. Data center risks and myths (taxes and TIDs) - Prescott Balch
2. Water - Amanda Bell
3. Community Health Impacts - Dr. Brittany Keyes
A little about our panelists for the evening:
Prescott Balch is a recently retired technology executive with 38 years of experience in large corporate software development and financial services. He currently resides in Caledonia and was involved with the economic evaluation of Caledonia’s proposed data center, as well as other data center projects around the state.
Amanda Bell spent 24 years as a water scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, where she led national research programs and managed a three-state science center covering the Upper Midwest. She served as the National Ecological Sampling Coordinator for the NAWQA program, overseeing water quality monitoring at stream sites across the country. She now lives in Pardeeville and stays deeply connected to Wisconsin’s water and land through her work, her community, and her family.
Dr. Brittany Keyes is a physical therapist and the Clean Air Policy Manager with Healthy Climate Wisconsin, a statewide nonprofit of health providers working to address environmental pollution to improve patient and community health. Brittany is a former City Council Vice President from the City of Beloit. She has been advocating to improve community health across the state for the past two years, working specifically on new, large gas plant proposals, delayed coal plant closures, and now hyperscale data centers, as these are rapidly becoming a heightened environmental health threat across Wisconsin and the country.
THIS EVENT IS FREE and OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY (no membership fees required for access to information). It includes a community Q&A after the panelists' presentations. Join us for an evening of information and discussion.
This program is in no way affiliated with Hedberg Public Library. Please contact the event organizer for more information.