Neighbors protest data center developments in Fayette County

PIPERTON, Tenn. (WMC) - Residents in Fayette County packed a city meeting Tuesday night to push back against potential data center developments in their quiet, rural community.

Neighbors in and around Piperton, Tennessee, gathered at city hall, turning a local planning commission meeting into an open town hall.

While no data center proposals were officially on the agenda, Piperton’s city manager says several rules will be in place before any project is considered.

Even still, some residents want to make sure data centers never come their way.

“I hope that you look at me as your neighbor in Fayette County and say, ‘I won’t do it to you,’ and I hope you know that I wouldn’t do it to you, and I hope the commission and our leadership can look at each of us and know that they won’t do it to us either,” said Laura Kate Jordan. “So, not just talking about the coding of what’s coming, but first and foremost, we’re not allowing this. Not at all. This is not coming here, and we’re not doing it.”

Much of the pushback centers around land near I-269 and Macon Road, where residents say they recently spotted survey crews.

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