Developer: Project Tomahawk will use closed‑loop cooling, fund substation upgrades and limit property‑line noise

White Rose Partners told the commission its Project Tomahawk proposal is a single building of roughly 225,000 square feet on a 37.3‑acre campus and listed several site commitments written into the plan‑development standards.

Managing partner Jeff Eigenbrood opened the presentation by emphasizing transparency and the project’s scale: “This is 1 building approximately 225,000 square feet.” Engineers explained that the data center would use closed‑loop cooling rather than evaporative towers and that the incremental operational water demand would be low compared with legacy evaporative systems. An MEP engineer noted non‑cooling water on one slide as approximately 301 gallons per day for restrooms and minor humidity control; the team also described an initial fill of the closed‑loop system followed by much lower ongoing makeup needs.

On utilities, the applicant said the adjacent Brazos substation can accommodate the project with a new transformer paid by the developer and that the project will not require transmission‑line construction. The team said the PD includes a 65‑dBA property‑line noise cap; in conservative modeling that omitted vegetation and rooftop screening, the worst‑case modeled property‑line level was about 55 dBA.

Developers highlighted economic projections prepared by Ryan LLC and presented a 30‑year local revenue estimate (town share estimated at roughly $62M–$113M) and asserted construction and permanent job figures (hundreds of construction positions; about 20–50 permanent positions). They also said site design includes setback distances, a 10‑foot hike‑and‑bike connection along the east side, and screening measures.