Calvert data center would ‘transform’ county

Calvert data center would ‘transform’ county

The sprawling data center coming to Calvert will not affect locals’ utility bills and will produce tens of millions in taxes every year for Mobile County’s benefit, county commissioners and concerned citizens were assured this week.

DILEMMA ON DATA CENTERS - South Alabamian

Data center projects spreading across Alabama are generating excitement and opposition and Clarke County is no exception. With a data center proposed just south of Thomasville, Clarke County Commission Chairman Jackie Rush wants residents to understand that local officials have limited authority over where they are built because they don’t have home rule. “I have received a countless number of […] The post DILEMMA ON DATA CENTERS first appeared …

No stopping data centers?

Despite strong opposition, the Mobile County Commission said it has no power to stop a proposed data center in Calvert. Photo Submitted Limits imposed by an early 20th century document is an apparent aid for 21st century data centers in Alabama. The Alabama Constitution severely limits what local governments — counties, municipalities and school boards — can do. That was by intent in 1901, when state legislators were determined to keep a tight r…