Controversial $2.6B data center project advances in Fort Meade

News Clip3:04FOX 13 Tampa Bay·Fort Meade, Polk County, FL·4/16/2026

Fort Meade city commissioners approved a developer agreement for a controversial $2.6 billion hyperscale data center project. This approval allows the project to advance, making it the state's first hyperscale data center just west of U.S. 98.

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On Tuesday night, Fort Meade city commissioners approved a developer agreement to build the state's first hyperscale data center just west of U.S. 98.