WV data czar recognizes need to improve public communications over data center developments, HB 2014

As data center developments continue to spark unrest in communities where they’re proposed, Chris Morris, the director of the state’s Data Economy Office, acknowledged Tuesday that communication regarding developments to community members could be improved.

Morris spent Tuesday morning speaking to members of the House Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure and Technology during informal House-only meetings held on Monday and Tuesday. Data center developments dominated several of the sessions over the two days, with Morris taking …