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From:Serina Murphy
To:Public Comments
Subject:EXTERNAL - Public Comment 10.3, Data Center Moratorium - Additional Comment
Date:Monday, September 14, 2026 7:26:50 PM
Hello,
Could you please add this to my comment tonight:
So here's what I'm asking you to do tonight. Three things.
One. Vote yes on this moratorium. That's the easy part. Nobody gets credit for the minimum.
Two. Independent testing — people who don't work for Amazon — tests on the water, the
wells, the air, the noise, the electricity this city uses. Get the "before" numbers before Phase 1
is fully operational. Test every year. Publish every result.
Because I read the monitoring plan. Nobody tests the water. Nobody tests the air. Amazon
grades its own homework. Built-in deniability.
Put the burden where it belongs. Amazon proves it's safe. Not Gilroy families proving they got
hurt.
Then go back to the strategy you paid for, and the 2040 plan, and decide if this town ever
needs another one.
Three. One sentence. On the record, tonight.
Direct staff to come back before these 45 days are over with independent testing requirements
and a permanent ordinance.
And on October 19, I expect to see that commitment on the agenda.
That's it. One sentence. One motion.
I'm asking who's willing to stand up and do the hard thing.
Because that's what leadership is.
And if you're not ready to stand up for the people you serve, then please...
make room for someone who is.
Thank you.
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