DeSoto County to discuss proposed data center
DeSoto County will discuss a proposed data center in Olive Branch, requiring rezoning for a "DeSoto Innovation District." The proposal faces scrutiny due to health and environmental concerns raised by South Haven residents regarding an existing xAI facility, and similar pushback is anticipated for the Olive Branch project. The Olive Branch Planning Commission will consider the rezoning request tonight.
The DeSoto County Planning Commission is scheduled to discuss a proposed data center development in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Reporter Raven Copeland reported live from Olive Branch, detailing that the proposal involves the rezoning of the northwest corner of Church and Craft Road. If approved, this rezoning would establish what developers are calling the "DeSoto Innovation District," which includes the new data center.
This discussion comes amidst existing controversy, as some residents in South Haven have voiced significant health and environmental concerns regarding an xAI facility already operating in their community. The question remains whether the proposed Olive Branch data center will encounter similar community pushback seen in South Haven, White Haven, and Buttstown. Many questions about the project's cost and timeline for construction are yet to be answered, and community sentiment on this potential project will be further explored in a later broadcast.