Mesa residents are fighting a Tokyo tech giant’s data center

Mesa residents are fighting a Tokyo tech giant’s data center

Domonique Carter’s family has lived in Mesa since 1992, before Loop 202 reached it and before the lightrail, too.  That’s why Carter showed up outside the Mesa City Council meeting on June 8, urging city leaders to reject a rezoning request for a new data center and prioritize the longtime residents, like his grandmother, instead. In May, Mesa’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a rezoning request, a council use permit, and a pl…

Big data center near Queen Creek passes first review

By Cecilia Chan | Queen Creek Tribune A 2.3-million-square-foot data center campus with seven buildings proposed for southeast Mesa cleared its first hurdle last week. The Mesa Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-0 to recommend Council approve NTT Global Data Center’s request for rezoning, a council use permit and a major site plan modification for the 170-acre vacant site at Pecos and Crismon roads. That parcel is one mile north of the Queen Cree…