These projects could be in the works almost anywhere without anyone knowing because elected representatives are signing NDAs to keep these projects secret until they’re ready to push them through.
Journal-News. Residents say ‘no’ on $1B data center project, want Hamilton to do the same By Michael D. Pitman Oct 10, 2025 Hamilton residents voiced concerns about a planned data center that could — pending several factors, including the results of two impact studies and a land sale — be under construction as early as next year. Residents don’t want to see that happen, citing — among other issues — potential noise and light pollution and environmental concerns. Between 40 and 50 people attended what became a standing-room-only Hamilton City Council meeting, and they want the potential $1 billion-plus project to just go away. City Council has been publicly discussing the Logistix project since 2024.
Notice they say the City Council has been discussing it PUBLICLY since 2024. In many places it’s been found that these projects have been in the works for much longer, but with elected city officials and others signing Nondisclosure Agreements to keep the taxpayer giveaways and detrimental projects secret from constituents and the communities who will be adversely impacted by the boondoggles to make some insiders a windfall.
I agree with what Pat Garofalo and Sumitra Rajagopal wrote about the NDAs issue: “economic development NDAs are corrupt under any circumstance.”
My letter to reps:
Have you signed NDAs about data centers to keep things secret about these projects from the public? Do you believe in a government for the people and by the people or do you think people shouldn’t self-govern? Economic development NDAs are corrupt under any circumstance and we should have laws to prevent politicians who would engage in such anti-democratic corruption out of malice or not understanding the job of representing people in a representative democracy.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose for your own letters to reps.
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