A proposal for a massive southside data center cleared a key hurdle this week despite opposition of nearby residents and at least two members of the City-County Council.
Yet while dozens of residents attended a June 26 rezoning meeting to oppose the redevelopment of hundreds of acres of farmland, the city’s hearing examiner decided to provide a positive recommendation for the project.
“When you move by property that’s not developed, underdeveloped or used for agriculture, you need to understand that at some point there’s probably going to be some kind of development on that site,” said Judy Weerts Hall, the hearing examiner. “And unless you own the property, you can certainly have input, but ultimately you aren’t able to say what exactly is going to go on that site.”…