Mercer County residents urge leaders to reject proposed data center ordinance
News ClipWKYT·Mercer County, KY·4/29/2026
Mercer County residents are actively opposing a proposed data center zoning ordinance that would allow large data center campuses. They voiced concerns about health impacts and preserving their rural way of life at a planning and zoning meeting, urging officials to reject the proposal.
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Gov: Mercer County Planning and Zoning, Mercer County Officials
Mercer County residents continued to voice concerns and urge leaders to reject a proposed ordinance for large data centers at a planning and zoning meeting.