St. Louis Mayor Spencer ready to enact data center regulations, Midtown project faces funding and legal challenges
News Clip3:18KSDK News·St. Louis County, MO·8/28/2026
Mayor Spencer of St. Louis is ready to sign new data center regulations into law. The Midtown data center project, which is exempt from these rules, is reportedly not fully funded. The city has also encountered legal challenges regarding data centers, similar to those flagged by St. Louis County.
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The mayor also says the exempt Midtown project is 'not fully funded' and concedes the city 'ran into' the same legal challenges the county flagged.