Barry Burden

“In terms of regulations and approvals, it’s just a few volunteer town board members who are the main gatekeepers.”

Barry Burden · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01

Burden noted that volunteer town board members serve as the main gatekeepers for datacenter approvals.

“It’s tempting for a big tech company to come into a small town and talk to the five or seven members who might be on the town board and convince them that the project’s a good idea,”

Barry Burden · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01

Burden described the playbook tech giants use to approach small-town boards on datacenter projects.