Data Center Boom Reaches West Georgia, Raising Questions Amid Mounting Opposition

Data Center Boom Reaches West Georgia, Raising Questions Amid Mounting Opposition

A proposed data center campus in Muscogee County has become a flashpoint in Georgia’s expanding AI infrastructure boom. Residents say development is beginning to outpace public understanding—and some fear the land itself may bear the cost.By Jade YebanCOLUMBUS, Ga.—At the corner of McKee and Macon Road, a rock has long carried the language of a community—birthdays, graduations, small celebrations left in paint, shared between neighbors.

Ordinance to address data center absent from city council agenda - Now Georgia

An ordinance to address guidelines for a proposed data center in Muscogee County is not on the city council’s agenda for Tuesday. Citizens were anticipating a first reading of the ordinance on the city manager’s agenda April 14, 2026. The ordinance would create a technology overlay district which would establish strict guidelines for a data center. The Clerk of Council Lindsey McLemore confirmed to Now Georgia that there are “advertising regulat…