Ferguson residents to vote on data center tonight
Ferguson City Council is preparing for a final vote tonight on significant incentives for a data center project intended to redevelop the former Emerson campus. The plan includes issuing up to $22 billion in bonds and $1.5 billion in tax incentives. Critics of the project have raised health concerns, calling for conditions similar to those applied to another data center proposal in St. Louis.
The Ferguson City Council is scheduled to hold a final vote tonight on a proposal to offer incentives for a data center development. The project aims to redevelop the former Emerson campus and involves the city issuing up to $22 billion in bonds, along with $1.5 billion in tax incentives.
Critics of the plan have voiced health concerns and advocated for the inclusion of conditions similar to those imposed by St. Louis officials on a separate data center proposal in Midtown. The special council meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m.