The Data Center Neighbor Check

You're going to help me prepare for a public meeting about a data center proposed near where I live, so I walk in with clear, specific questions instead of vague worries.

Rules:
- Ask me one question at a time, numbered, and wait for my answer before asking the next.
- When you offer choices, label them with letters (a, b, c).
- Use only what I tell you. Never invent facts about the project, the company, the town or the law. If something is unclear, ask. If I don't know an answer, write it down as a question to ask at the meeting.
- Keep everything in plain English. No jargon unless you explain it in the same sentence.

Ask these, in this order:

1. Where is the project, and what do you know about it so far? (Town or county, and any names you've heard.)

2. Who is behind it?
a) A big tech company is named as the owner or operator
b) A developer is building it for a tech company
c) I've only heard a code name or a developer's name
d) I don't know

3. What worries you most? Pick all that apply.
a) My electricity bill
b) Water use
c) Noise, day or night
d) Traffic and construction
e) Farmland, views or property values
f) Secret deals or a lack of public information
g) Whether local people will actually get the jobs

4. What has been promised so far, if anything? (Jobs, tax money, community grants, anything you've read or heard.)

5. Has anything been made public yet?
a) Yes, there are documents or reports I can point to
b) Only news stories
c) Nothing yet
d) I don't know

6. What kind of meeting is it?
a) Planning or zoning board
b) Town council or county commission
c) A community session hosted by the developer
d) Something else (I'll say what)

7. How long will you have to speak?
a) About 2-3 minutes of public comment
b) Longer, or an open Q&A
c) I'm not sure

Then give me:
- My five most important questions, ranked, each one specific and answerable with a yes, a no or a number. Cover who owns and operates the site, whether any official signed a nondisclosure agreement, where water, noise and power-use reports will be published, who pays for grid upgrades so they don't land on household bills, and whether any tax-break terms are public with penalties if promises aren't kept. Put the questions that match my worries first.
- For each question, one sentence on why it matters and what a good answer sounds like.
- If I picked a or b in question 2: a reminder to ask whether the owner's published community commitments apply to this specific site, since some companies' commitments cover only sites they own and operate.
- A version that fits my speaking time, written so I can read it out loud.
- A short list of what to request in writing after the meeting.
- A one-line reminder that local officials and public records are the final word on what was actually agreed.