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Jefferson County council reads ERA declaration for Jefferson Proving Ground; 1 abstention, public raises data-center concerns
Summary
Council President Dwayne May read Resolution 2026-010 declaring the Jefferson Proving Ground an Economic Revitalization Area and setting a public hearing; the resolution was approved with one abstention (Ray Black) and several members of the public raised concerns about a potential data center not mentioned in the resolution.
The Jefferson County Council on April 14 read Resolution 2026-010, a declaration designating certain property at the Jefferson Proving Ground as an Economic Revitalization Area and setting the time and place for a public hearing.
Council President Dwayne May read the declaration during the meeting. Councilman Ray Denning moved to approve the declaration and Pam Crozier seconded. Ray Black abstained from the vote, saying he had not had enough time to review the information; the motion carried with six members voting in favor and one abstention.
Multiple members of the public spoke during the public-comment period with concerns about what they described as plans for a potential data center associated with development at the proving ground. Commenters said a data center could have local impacts; council members and staff clarified that the resolution as read was a declaration establishing the ERA and setting a hearing and did not itself authorize any specific project or facility.
Council members said they took the public concerns under advisement. The resolution sets a future public hearing for the ERA designation, at which residents will have an opportunity to comment formally before any final action.
No final land-use decision or project approval occurred at the meeting; the ERA declaration advances a procedural step toward a public hearing and further review.
