Troy Data Center Meeting Draws Hundreds

A crowd of about 400 packed Triad High School on Tuesday night to question officials from Troy, Madison County and a development company for four and a half hours about a potential 500-megawatt data center development in Troy. Some opponents wore anti-data center shirts or held signs. Supporters from local unions wore matching orange shirts. Before the question-and-answer forum, residents gathered signatures on two separate petitions: one opposing the data center and another asking the City Council not to renew City Administrator Jay Keeven’s contract. Visit bnd.com to read more.