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A year or two of construction traffic and (typically) a lot of noise.
That's true for literally any construction project.
Data centers are loud (lots of external fans and exhaust), and they run 24/7.
You can mitigate noise directionally.
Then you have all of the regional impacts - using up electrical grid capacity, some impact on water availability. People are genuinely concerned about those.
It's Landover, MD. They don't have water issues there (and the newest DC designs use closed circuit water cooling anyway). Power is a legit concern, but many DC operators are working with Utility companies directly to ensure continuous supply.
