
Municipal representatives calm after the meeting: no plans for data centers or mineral extraction
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In September this year, it became known that Alex Karp bought nearly 15,000 hectares of forest in Storsjö chapel for SEK 235 million. The purchase has raised concerns about what the land will be used for.
On Tuesday, Berg municipality had a meeting with the company Cladonia Skog, which represents Karp. After the meeting, the municipal representatives felt calm.
- There are no big plans, absolutely nothing about data centers, nothing about mineral extraction, but rather the opposite, that one cares about preserving the forest that exists now and refining it if possible, says municipal director Anders Wennerberg to Tidningen Härjedalen.
The chairman of the municipal board, Therese Kärngard (S), says that the company decided that the land was bought for recreation, that Alex Karp wants to ski there, among other things.
- I have no reason to think that we would be taken behind the scenes, she tells P4 Jämtland.
In September this year, it became known that Alex Karp bought nearly 15,000 hectares of forest in Storsjö chapel for SEK 235 million. Karp is the CEO of the controversial AI software company Palantir.
The large purchase has raised concerns about what the land will be used for.
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Berg municipality will continue the dialogue with Cladonia Skog about the future use of the land.
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