Plans for an AI data center in Meade County are not moving forward.
After hundreds of residents showed up for a special meeting of the Meade County Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday, the commission voted to recommend a zoning change for property located in Ekron along Joe Prather Highway and Garrett Road from Agricultural to Light Industrial be denied.
Later that evening, the Meade County Fiscal Court voted to deny the zoning change in a meeting that also saw hundreds in attendance.
Over the course of several hours, residents attending both meetings raised their concerns with the impact the proposed data center could have on the surrounding community, with speakers expressing concerns with noise and environmental impacts. Many in attendance expressed concerns with the amount of water such a facility would require and the impact it would have on the county’s existing water infrastructure, which one resident said needs major improvements. Neighboring property owners were also concerned with water runoff impacts on their properties.
After voting to deny the zoning change, members of the fiscal court discussed placing a one-year moratorium on data center proposals in order to review existing zoning laws.
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