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DC Blox Sues Metro over Data Center Moratorium
DCB Nashville says the city is blocking permits and targeting its nearly 70,000-square-foot project with ordinances and an eminent-domain measure.
- DCB Nashville filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on Tuesday, alleging the city's data center moratorium and eminent domain efforts constitute a "targeted attack" violating constitutional protections.
- Following the company's $23 million purchase of the Grassmere Road property in 2022, the Metro Council enacted a July moratorium banning small data centers within 100 feet of sensitive sites including the Nashville Zoo.
- The company alleges Metro is unfairly stalling permits while allowing other comparable projects. Metro Department of Law Director Tyler Yarbro countered, "We are confident that Metro has acted lawfully in its dealings with DC Blox."
- On August 4, the Metro Council approved measures allowing the government to use eminent domain to seize the property for public use, escalating the legal dispute.
- Political leaders including Rep. Justin Jones and Sen. Marsha Blackburn have publicly opposed the development, citing proximity concerns to the Nashville Zoo and Fisk University, a private historically Black university.
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Nashville facing legal challenge to data center moratorium
(The Center Square) – A company that planned a data center near the Nashville Zoo has sued the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County over a moratorium passed by the council in July.
DC Blox Sues Metro Nashville Over New Regulations Delaying Data Center Near Zoo
Image: A look at the land adjacent to the Nashville Zoo, which Mayor Freddie O’Connell wants to acquire through eminent domain. Image Credit: Martin B. Cherry / Nashville Banner ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. This story was originally published by the Nashville Banner. Sign up for their newsletter. by Steven Hale [The Nashville Banner, Creative Commons] – The company whose plan…
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