Fort Meade planning board votes to approve proposed data center

The city of Fort Meade, Florida, is poised to potentially approve a massive 4.4 million-square-foot data center project. The Fort Meade Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-0 on April 7 to recommend the development agreement with Stonebridge, a real estate development and investment firm based in the greater Washington area. The proposed facility has advanced to the final stage of local approval. The Fort Meade City Commission is scheduled to conduct a final vote on the development agreement at its upcoming meeting on April 14. Further details from the Planning and Zoning meeting are expected to be released as the story develops.