AI data centers Public Comment response from Mayor Hunter Aimee Brunckhorst
From: Ryan Hunter
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2026 8:15 AM
To: ShayLynn Fransen; Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: Re: EXTERNAL Al data centers
Hi Shaylynn,
Thankyou foryour comment. I share your concern about All data centers.We had a conversation
about this recently at City Council and it was mentioned that land in the Flathead is too expensive
for Al data centers,which is why the ones that are being proposed in Montana are in parts of the
state with cheaper land values. If one did locate in the area, it would likely be out in the county
rather than in the city. If there was one proposed for the city, I believe it would receive very heavy
scrutiny from the City Council.We will keep your concerns in mind if anything is proposed.
Thankyou.
Ryan Hunter
Mayor of Kalispell
rhunter@kalispell.com
KALISPELL
From: ShayLynn Fransen <fransenshaylynn@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2026 5:05 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment<publiccomment@kalispell.com>
Subject: EXTERNAL Al data centers
Dea r,
Mayor Hunter and City Council
I would like to bring an issue for the entirety of the America to your attention. I hope you are all
aware of the egregious amount of drinking water All data centers use, if you are not I ask that you
look into it. Specifically I ask that you look into Corpus Christi Texas and what All data centers are
doing to that town. Corpus Christi is predicted to run out of drinking water this year because of All
data centers. I would hope that would never happen to Kalispell, but hopes are not always enough. I
ask that you do not allow All data centers to be built within our town limits nor to have access to city
water. Unfortunately scientists have predicted that this issue will only continue and that we all may
run out of drinking water by the next 5 years. I urge you to consider my request and thank you for
your time.
Sincerely,
ShayLynn Fransen
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