Yukon, Oklahoma has had water problems for eight years. And the city just signed a contract that could make them worse.

A data center operating in Yukon uses up to 3 million gallons of water per day to cool its servers. Meeting that demand could cost the city over $200 million in infrastructure over the next 25 years, with millions more in ongoing operations and maintenance. Residents would bear those costs.

The contract makes it worse. The data center has an exit clause. Yukon does not. The company can walk away. The city cannot.

Residents showed up to a packed city council meeting to say exactly what they thought of that arrangement. One after another, they spoke out against the deal. Recall efforts are underway. Council member Rick Cacini put it plainly: "We had water problems 8 years ago when I started, and we have water problems today."

Mayor Brian Pillmore was on vacation.

Yukon residents are not against economic growth. They are against a deal that locks the city into hundreds of millions in water infrastructure costs while giving a corporation a free exit. That is not a partnership. That is a liability.

We are calling on the Yukon City Council to renegotiate the data center water contract to include mutual exit terms, transparent cost projections for residents, and a clear commitment that residential water needs come first. If the contract cannot be renegotiated on fair terms, it should be voided.

Sign to demand Yukon put its residents before a corporation's water bill.