SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Some Spartanburg County residents are questioning whether county leaders knew about a proposed data center at 300 Jones Road long before they say they did.
County Council voted Monday to direct staff to draft a one-year moratorium on data centers. Several council members said they only took up the moratorium after recently learning a data center was being proposed for the site.
But some residents say that does not add up, arguing the project at 300 Jones Road has been discussed publicly for months.
Public discussion dates back to March
Fox Carolina reported on the proposed data center in March. Wharton Digital’s planned partnership with Lighthouse Data Centers called for the development of a 151-acre data center campus at 300 Jones Road. Public records showed the property had been acquired by an affiliate of Lighthouse Data Centers…