MONROVIA A sprawling piece of farmland near Monrovia is quickly transforming for the artificial intelligence industry. Neighbors across the street from the site are trying to handle the constant construction.

Google plans to build a data center on more than 500 acres of land between Keller Hill Road and State Road 42. Monroe County commissioners approved rezoning more space for the project in October and the initial construction work started in November.

"It's easy sometimes to not think about the things in the background until it shows up right across the street from your house," said Sean Walker, who lives across Antioch Road from the data center site. "I guess it's just like anything else, you learn to live with it."

Walker has worried about the data center's effect on his home life

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