Borrello Questions $19.5 Billion Stream Data Center in Bergen — The Daily News

State Sen. George Borrello hosted a Thursday evening town hall in Bergen, where the daily news was the proposed $19.5 billion Stream data center. Dozens of Genesee County residents questioned him about the project, and solar energy also came up during the session.

Borrello Town Hall in Bergen

Borrello fielded the questions in Bergen, giving residents a direct chance to press him on the scale and location of the proposed development. The Stream data center is slated for the Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park in the town of Alabama, which kept the discussion tied to a specific project rather than a general debate about data centers.

The size of the proposal drew the most attention. Residents focused on the $19.5 billion price tag, and the meeting centered on what the project would mean for Genesee County as it advances through the planning process.

Science and Technology Park Plan

The project’s proposed site at the Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park in Alabama gave the town hall a local edge, with Borrello serving as the point of contact for concerns from people living in the region. That kept the conversation grounded in one development instead of a broader policy discussion.

Solar energy was part of the exchange as well, adding another issue to the questions residents raised about the Stream proposal. For people following the plan, the town hall showed that the project is already drawing public scrutiny before any further step is taken.

The practical takeaway for residents is straightforward: the project is being debated in public now, and Borrello is already facing questions tied to its cost, location, and energy use. Anyone tracking the proposal will be watching for the next public discussion of the Stream data center and how its backers respond to the concerns raised in Bergen.