Overview
- The Planning and Zoning Commission declined to recommend changing the Joe Prather Highway site near Brandenburg from residential and agricultural to light industrial.
- Hundreds attended the special meeting, and a petition opposing the project had more than 2,500 signatures by Tuesday afternoon.
- The application describes an IT infrastructure facility operating 24/7 with about 100 jobs on more than 130 acres near Joe Prather Highway and Garrett Road in Ekron.
- Residents voiced concerns about electricity demand, water use and wastewater, noise, property values, and the loss of rural character.
- The property owner confirmed talks with the county and said a data company has expressed interest, as other regional data center projects advance and a similar Oldham County plan was recently withdrawn.