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Emporia residents restart signature drive after petition rejection over proposed data center

Volunteers with Emporia Neighbors United are restarting a petition campaign opposing a proposed data center after Emporia city officials rejected the group’s original petition for not meeting Kansas statutory requirements, KSNT 27 News reports.

Volunteers gather signatures outside a civic building in Emporia during a community petition effort.

Instead of pausing, the group returned to collecting signatures on Monday, July 13—just three days after the city’s decision. The renewed effort follows the group’s attempt to move forward with its petition after it was previously found deficient under the applicable state rules.

The campaign’s restart keeps the issue active locally as residents gather signatures and work toward resubmitting a petition that satisfies the statutory requirements cited in the city’s rejection.