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Taylor council approves annexation and zoning for Project Kamal after hours of public comment
Summary
The Taylor City Council approved a voluntary annexation of roughly 48 acres and an employment‑center plan known as Project Kamal for about 220 acres, with developer commitments on water use, noise limits and buffers drawing sustained public scrutiny and calls for stronger enforcement.
Taylor — The Taylor City Council voted March 26 to approve a voluntary annexation of roughly 48.089 acres and to change zoning for a 220‑acre site known as Project Kamal to an employment center, an action developers say will enable a hyperscale data‑center campus and opponents say requires stricter, enforceable protections.
City staff and developer KDC described the proposed Project Kamal campus as a single‑tenant, class‑A data‑center campus organized around six large buildings and ancillary electrical distribution. Bill Guthrie, senior vice president of land development at KDC, said the company has been working on the site for more than two years and voluntarily annexed 150 of the 220 acres earlier to give the city local control and the opportunity to secure public benefits.
KDC’s David Fisk said the plan incorporates a suite of ordinance requirements negotiated with…
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