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Developers pitch 220‑acre data‑center campus as residents urge pause at Taylor City Council hearing
Summary
KDC presented plans for a roughly 220‑acre data‑center campus called Project Kamal and asked the council to approve a voluntary annexation and employment‑center plan in a first reading. Dozens of residents urged the council to pause or deny the rezoning over concerns about water use, diesel generators, noise, stormwater and long‑term grid impacts.
KDC representatives told Taylor City Council on Jan. 8 that Project Kamal would bring a single, large data‑center tenant to roughly 220 acres and that the developer voluntarily annexed most of the land last year as part of a package of public benefits, including 14 acres and two miles of road dedications and a $75,000 parks donation.
"We're committing to that and we're not seeking the use of the city of Taylor's potable water supply to cool the data center," David Fisk of KDC said during the applicant presentation, describing a closed‑loop cooling design the company says will avoid relying on city drinking water.
Why it matters: Residents and community advocates said the city's employment‑center zoning is being used to approve facilities…
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