City of Fort Meade Unanimously Approves AI 'Hyperscale' Data Center Off US 98

Fort Meade commissioners vote unanimously for hyperscale data center

Commissioners in Fort Meade voted unanimously Tuesday to bring a hyperscale data center to the rural Polk County city.  The controversial vote came despite major pushback from residents.  Concerned residents spoke for over 2 hours of public comment, almost completely against the data center.  Residents had concerns about the enormous use of water and electricity, noise pollution, and the environmental impact.  Michael Bennett, a local business o…

Fort Meade commissioners approve agreement to build hyperscale data center

Once again, residents packed the house to protest the data center, citing power, water and noise concerns.

City of Fort Meade unanimously approves AI 'hyperscale' data center off US 98

The Fort Meade City Commission meeting on Tuesday evening drew a full house with standing-room-only attendance as city commissioners considered a long-debated development agreement for a major AI data center project.

Fort Meade unanimously approves controversial data center deal despite fierce public pushback

The Fort Meade City Commission unanimously approved a controversial development agreement Tuesday night, which advances a massive data center proposal that has drawn weeks of concern from neighbors, especially over water use and the projects long-term impact on the city.The vote clears a major hurdle for Stonebridges proposed data center campus, planned for more than 1,300 acres northwest of downtown. The project calls for up to 4.4 million squa…