Public forum hosts presentation about data centers

Data centers have been top of mind for many Anaconda residents recently, with them being brought up at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission meetings for the last two weeks. So it was appropriate timing when, last Wednesday evening at the Smelter City Senior Citizens’ Center at the Metcalf, the first Copper City Open Minds Forum hosted a presentation and discussion about data centers. Vaughn Fulkerson, the organizer of the forum, brought two lobbyists from the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) to the forum to present to the public before inviting questions. Anne Hedges, executive director of the MEIC, and Caroline…