Forsyth county resident calls data center's park promise 'an insult'
Residents in Forsyth County are voicing strong opposition to a proposed data center development by Drox, a company with no prior experience in building data centers. Concerns include potential noise pollution, higher utility bills, lower property values, and environmental risks, with the company's offer of a park being dismissed as an "insult" by a local resident.
Residents of Forsyth County are expressing significant concerns regarding a proposed data center project by a company identified as Drox or Drax Group. According to resident Mosseller, the company was founded in 2025, lacks a public record of building data centers, and is pursuing the project speculatively without a committed tenant.
Mosseller highlighted various potential negative impacts on neighbors, including increased noise, higher utility bills, decreased property values, and health and environmental risks. She criticized the company's proposed offering of a park as a concession, stating, "This is not compensation. This is not accountability. This is an insult."
The sentiment against the project is strong, with the resident urging county commissioners to "vote no." She metaphorically questioned what commissioners would say to constituents facing chronic stress from data center noise, inability to sell their homes, unaffordable utility bills due to passed-on infrastructure costs, or health issues linked to environmental exposure, implying the park would be an inadequate response to these serious problems.