Piedmont residents push back against revised data center proposal
Piedmont, Oklahoma residents are pushing back against a revised data center proposal from Cloverleaf, despite developer amendments regarding noise, water wells, and a natural gas plant. The Piedmont Special Council has deferred the discussion until a later meeting, indicating ongoing local opposition.
Piedmont, Oklahoma residents are actively opposing a revised data center proposal from Cloverleaf, leading to a special council meeting that saw continued public comment. The developer had amended its original Planned Unit Development plan in response to earlier concerns, pledging to meet the city's noise limits of 60dB during the day and 50dB at night, removing plans for water wells on the property, and eliminating a natural gas plant from the site near Frisco and Moffett Roads. Cloverleaf also committed $1 million to the Piedmont Community Foundation as part of an overall $10 million commitment and offered to purchase properties immediately adjacent to the data center site at market value for residents wishing to relocate.
Despite these concessions, local residents expressed strong disapproval, with one speaker highlighting the thousands of people concerned and questioning the council's interest in their desire for peace, quiet, and healthy living. The Piedmont Special Council ultimately decided to defer the data center discussion until its September 28th meeting.