EAB appointment

Urged the council to appoint Elizabeth Creek, calling the pool of industry applicants disturbing.

Asked why the council is rejecting the EAB's pick for a TVA employee and raised Durham's unanswered questions about data center water consumption during a drought.

Triangle DSA member who said appointing a data-center recruiter over the board's expert pick undermines the process.

Said Crawford's Franklin Energy and TVA resume is the energy industry, not environmental advocacy — vote no.

Former EAB vice chair who led the board's first-ever full-board recommendation process; says she resigned over this kind of treatment and called on 2027 re-election candidates to explain their votes.

Triangle DSA member disturbed by what he sees as stacking the EAB with industry insiders.

Challenged council members who voted for Crawford to explain their economic development vision publicly.

Current EAB member who says the board desperately needs horticultural expertise, not TVA data-center experience.

With Community Land and Power; demanded the council be public about who voted for Crawford and argued 100 megawatts is a hyperscale data center.

With the Stop Data Centers in Durham Coalition; cited TVA's plan for more methane gas plants to serve data centers.

Nurse practitioner and mother terrified of data centers' health and ecological impacts; urged appointment of the botanist.