YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) — City Manager and Vice Mayor Jeff Wootton resigned from his position Saturday after being named in a recall petition to be removed from office.
Yukon resident John Horn filed the petition to recall Wootton and Mayor Brian Pillmore for their roles in backing a data center that could be built in town.
“They lied to us. Not only have they not been open, they lied,” Horn said.
Yukon Vice Mayor resigns from city council amid data center controversy
News 4 reached out to Mayor Pillmore about Wootton’s resignation, and he said the following:
In 2025, the City of Yukon agreed to sell land near Highway 66 and Frisco Road to Beltline Energy, a company based in Atlanta, GA, specializing in data centers…