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Tract Pulls Rezoning Request, Halting Teresa Earnhardt’s Mooresville Data Center Plan

Months of community pushback led Tract to withdraw its rezoning request, though future filings or legal challenges remain possible.

Over 200 signs have been distributed saying “No Data Center” in protest of the development of a data center slated for a rural stretch of Mooresville, N.C.
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Overview

  • The Denver-based developer formally withdrew the application to rezone roughly 399–400 acres for a $30 billion data center campus, Mayor Chris Carney and engineer Dan Brewer confirmed.
  • Opposition built through packed public meetings, petitions and yard-sign campaigns, with Kerry Earnhardt joining neighbors in denouncing the project.
  • Residents had raised concerns over the facility’s high water and electricity demands and the loss of rural character in a residential-agricultural zone.
  • Teresa Earnhardt could refile the proposal or pursue legal action, leaving the long-term fate of the land undecided.
  • Local officials had grown skeptical after Tract declined to name a prospective tenant, underscoring the challenge of balancing infrastructure growth with community priorities.