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Lee County officials say there is no active data center development after listing sparked concern
Summary
A county board member told the committee Lee County has no active data center development and that a private real estate listing that drew public attention was removed by the broker for repackaging; any data center proposal would require a public zoning petition and full county review.
Jeremy, speaking about assessor and county board matters, addressed community concerns that a data center was planned in Lee County.
"Lee County does not have an active data center development. We are not talking to a data center right now or a developer," Jeremy said, adding that the county adopted a technology overlay district last year to be proactive and that marketing materials cited by residents came from a private broker. Jeremy said the listing had been removed and was being repackaged by the broker, not taken down at the request of county economic development staff.
He said any future data center proposal would require a formal zoning petition and would proceed through a public process involving hearings and possible zoning changes: "If there was one a proposal in in front of Lee County it would come to this committee ... there would have to be a petition for zoning changes. It'd be a very public process before anything would ever go to the county board for approval or denial."
Why it matters: residents had raised concerns about utility and resource impacts related to data centers. The committee’s statement reiterates that no active developer engagement or proposal exists on county records as of this meeting and that standard public zoning processes would apply to any future proposal.
The transcript shows the county sought to correct perceived misinformation and emphasized that county agencies and the public would be involved in any formal proposal; it does not identify any specific developer currently pursuing a site in Lee County.
