Ferguson residents to vote on data center tonight

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.