BESSEMER, Ala.—Logistic Land Investment LLC, the developer behind Project Marvel, a $14.5 billion proposed data center project in central Alabama, will request the rezoning of an additional 900 acres of land from agricultural to light industrial use, according to a Bessemer city council member.
Cleo King, who represents District 7, said in an interview Wednesday that city attorney Aaron Killings informed the city council at Tuesday’s meeting about the request. Killings said the newly rezoned land would allow the developer to assuage concerns over a possible conflict with the Northern Beltline, a road project that may impact the project site.
In November, a majority of the Bessemer City Council approved the rezoning of nearly 700 acres of agricultural land in the city, which is located just southwest of Birmingham…