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Mt Vernon Residents Sound Alarm on $6B Data Center | Huntsville News
Residents in Mt. Vernon, Alabama, are sounding the alarm over a $6 billion data center project in unincorporated Calvert, citing lack of transparency and local government’s inability to stop it. Fifty community members voiced frustration at a meeting, demanding binding commitments from Beacon Data Centers on noise, future ownership, and environmental safeguards—especially after being blindsided by the June public announcement. While the project promises $1.5 billion in sales tax and $100 million in annual property tax revenue over two decades, Beacon is refusing financial incentives. State…
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