NEWS HEADLINES: Family Rejects $26 Million Offer To Transform Farmland Into Data Center

Family Rejects $26 Million Offer To Transform Farmland Into Data Center

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A northern Kentucky family declined a $26 million offer to sell part of their farmland because they didn’t want it to become an AI data center.

According to WKRC, Ida Huddleston and her family own approximately 1,200 acres of farmland near Maysville.

“Last April, an unnamed company approached them about purchasing roughly half the property for a proposed data center,” WKRC stated.

“$26 million doesn’t mean anything,” said Delsia Bare, Huddleston’s daughter.

“Stay and hold and feed a nation,” Bare added.

“As long as I’m on this land, as long as it’s feeding me, as long as it’s taking care of me, there’s nothing that can destroy me if I’ve got this land,” she said.

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WKRC shared further:

Despite their refusal, Bare said the company revised its plans using land from owners who agreed to sell, meaning the data center could still be built nearby.

A zoning request has been filed to rezone nearly 28 agricultural parcels totaling more than 2,000 acres near Big Pond Pike, Germantown Road and Valley Pike Road. The Joint Planning Commission is scheduled to hold public meetings on March 25 and 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maysville Community and Technical College Fields Auditorium.

In a similar story, an 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer turned down a $15 million offer for his land from a data center developer.

Farmer Offered $15 Million For Land By Data Center Developer, Explains His Response

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According to Cushman & Wakefield, the average data center land transaction has grown to 224 acres, up 144% since 2022.

Some 40 states are offering tax incentives to attract these projects.

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