URGENT
STOP DATA CENTERS
IN MONROE COUNTY
Big tech wants to build on our farmland.
We can stop them.
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday, June 23rd - 5:00 PM
Monroe County Courthouse, Madisonville
WHAT YOU CAN DO
1
CALL THE CLERK
- • Phone: (423) 442-5948
- • Say: "I want to speak at the meeting about data centers"
- • Ask to fill out the form
2
GO TO THE MEETING
- • Date: June 23rd at 5:00 PM
- • Place: County Courthouse, Madisonville
- • Bring your neighbors
WHAT IS HAPPENING
THE PROBLEM:
- • Big tech companies want to build a data center near Sweetwater
- • They want to take 100+ acres of farmland
- • This will happen unless we stop them
RED CIRCLE = Where they want to build
WHY IT IS BAD:
- • Higher electric bills for everyone
- • Loud noise from fans running 24/7
- • Uses lots of water - bad for farms and wells
- • Very few jobs - less than 10 people
- • Home values drop - your house is worth less
- • Farmland gone forever
HOW WE CAN WIN
WHY ZONING COMES FIRST:
- • The County Commission cannot legally stop data centers right now
- • Without zoning rules, they have no legal power to say no
- • Once zoning starts, even if not finished, they CAN vote for a pause
- • Zoning = Legal standing = Power to protect us
THE THREE STEPS:
- 1.Say NO publicly to data centers on farmland
- 2.START a zoning plan - this gives them legal power
- 3.Vote for a 1-year pause while zoning is finished
WHY WE MUST ACT NOW:
- • Once they file paperwork, it is too late
- • They can take land by force (eminent domain)
- • They can sue the county to approve it
Read how data centers use secret NDAs to file paperwork before anyone knows
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE:
QUESTIONS
What is a data center?
A big building full of computers. It uses lots of electricity and water.
Will it bring jobs?
No. A 100-acre center makes less than 10 jobs.
Can we stop it?
YES! If enough people speak up, the county will listen.
Are we against all development?
No. We support businesses that create real jobs. Data centers do not.
TAKE ACTION TODAY
The meeting is June 23rd.
Call the clerk. Go to the meeting. Bring a neighbor.