St. Louis Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer says data center near Armory divided her ward

About this episode

Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer discusses the divided opinions on a proposed data center near the Armory in Midtown St. Louis.

A plan to build a data center near the Armory in Midtown provoked passionate opposition – and some passionate support – within St. Louis. Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer talks about why the topic is stoking so many strong emotions and why she has concerns about how this plan came together.

People in this episode

Guest: Anne Schweitzer

Topics covered

• data center
• community opposition
• urban development
• local government
• St. Louis politics

Keywords

• data center
• Armory
• St. Louis
• Alderwoman
• urban development
• community support
• community opposition

Mentioned in this episode

Places: St. Louis, Midtown, Armory

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