Data center debate: Family TURNS DOWN $26 million to keep farmland
In Harrisburg, Cabarrus County (NC), Harrisburg City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Data center debate: Family TURNS DOWN $26 million to keep farmland
Harrisburg City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:23 Harrisburg City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Harrisburg, NC address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"half of that property with plans to make it an AI data center. Now, they aren't the only ones here. Dozens of other landowners in the area they've also been approached by a major AI company land in Mason County is reportedly valued at about $6,000 per acre. The offer that came in was roughly 10 times that amount. They call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we're not."
- Clip 2 · 0:51 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Harrisburg, NC weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"disappearing, and we don't have any water and poison. We know we've had it. Now, despite that refusal the Huddleston family said the company revised its plans using land from owners who did agree to sell meaning that data center likely still going up in Mason County."
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