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Forest Park leaders describe planned Gillum Logistics data center, cite jobs and tax revenue
Summary
City officials described a proposed Digital Realty data center at the Gillum Logistics Center, saying the Urban Redevelopment Agency closed a nearly $14 million property deal and officials estimate the project’s economic impact could exceed $1 billion; city manager said the facility will use recycled water and is set back from residences.
City Manager Clark described a planned data center at the Gillum Logistics Center and said the city’s Urban Redevelopment Agency closed a nearly $14 million property deal for the site.
The project, Clark said, would be built by Digital Realty and is expected to bring more than $1 billion in overall economic activity. “It uses recyclable water. So once they fill it up, it's not going to take away from the pressures of the residents,” City Manager Clark said. He added that “there is no residential property within, I think you said, a 100 feet of where this data center would be.”
City Manager Clark and Economic Development staff told attendees the city held a town…
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