Beavers, Esther
From: Candace Barlow
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 3:12 PM
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Good afternoon,
Please distribute this written comment to the mayor and all members of the Fairfield City Council, and include it in the public record for the August 18, 2026 City Council meeting. I am unable to attend tonight but want my concerns formally documented.
I am a District 6 resident and strongly oppose placing the proposed data center near the One Lake community.
The proposal reportedly involves a 300-acre industrial campus with a 150-megawatt data center and the potential for expansion. A development of this scale near homes, schools, and Travis Air Force Base raises legitimate concerns about water and energy consumption, air quality, backup -generator emissions, noise, traffic, emergency response, military compatibility, and surrounding property values.
Residents are being told that a data center is allowed "by right" at this location and that elected officials have no authority over the matter. However, the City has also stated that no data -center application is currently on file and that a future development application would be subject to a public hearing.
Residents deserve a clear, public explanation of:
- The specific zoning provision that allows a 150-megawatt data center by right. - Whether the City Attorney has formally determined that this particular use would qualify for ministerial approval.
- Which hearings, studies, permits, and discretionary approvals would still be required. - What authority the City currently retains before an application is submitted or development rights become vested.
- Whether an environmental review completed more than a decade ago adequately addresses the impacts of a modern data center of this size.
Our community is already absorbing substantial residential growth without the infrastructure and amenities needed to support it. The One Lake area needs a new school, grocery stores, shopping, restaurants, and essential services. Those should be priorities for a community where thousands of homes are being built.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors recently placed a measure before voters that would impose an annual business -license tax of $5 per gross square foot on data centers in unincorporated areas.
Because this proposed facility would be inside Fairfield, it apparently would not be subject to that tax.
The City should explain what comparable tax structure, community -benefits agreement, and enforceable protections it would require so residents are not left carrying the project's environmental, infrastructure, and quality -of -life costs.
I respectfully ask the City to pause any advancement of this proposal until residents receive clear answers, project -specific studies are completed, Travis Air Force Base and appropriate regional agencies are formally consulted, and the public has a meaningful opportunity to participate.
Economic development should serve Fairfield residents. It should not come at the expense of our homes, schools, resources, or quality of life.
Thank you for including my comments in the public record.
Sincerely,
Candace Barlow
District 6 Resident