Ferguson slows data center project as residents press for answers

Ferguson slows data center project as residents press for answers

Ferguson has delayed a final decision on Project Butterfly, a proposal centered on roughly $1.8 billion in baseline redevelopment of the former Emerson campus that could expand dramatically under broader financing scenarios, intensifying questions about tax breaks, transparency and environmental safeguards. The plan would transform the 217-acre former corporate site on West Florissant into what city records describe as a center for technology, e…