Opposition to Mooresville Technology Park Rezoning | No To Mooresville Technology Park

Protect Our Community from Industrial Development

Join us in opposing rezoning for a massive data center in Mooresville's last remaining residential agricultural zoned land. Say, "No" to a Mooresville Technology Park.

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400+

Acres

1.5

Estimated

MILLION

SF Combined Building Footprint

Or About 300,000 SF Footprint Each

Each Estimated @ 7 Acres

Totaling Roughly 35 Acres

Five Massive Buildings

500,000 to Millions - Gallons of Water Used Per Day

People Decide Our Fate

High Energy Use

In Residential Zoned Land

Estimated: Despite a very detailed Preliminary Concept Plan created by Bowman, the building sizes were omitted. See what the developer submitted to the planning board.

AS OF AUGUST 13TH, 2025, TRACT HAS OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN THEIR APPLICATION!

WE WILL CONTINUE OUR FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL WAY OF LIFE. A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US WITH THIS VICTORY.

Data Center Location Images

400 Acres Over 1.7 Mile x .9 Mile Site

Constant Hum That Will Travel Farther at Night.

Data Center Life of 15-30 Years Could Result in +/- $400,000,000 Negative Land Value for Demolition Costs.

Low Employment and Highly Visible from Surrounding Roads.

South East Iredell County - Located within Route 3, Patterson Farm Rd, Rustic Rd, and Rowan, Cabarrus and Iredell Counties. Near Mecklenburg County.

Hyperscale Data Center

Data Center could be over 3 million SF

150,000,000 Cubic Feet of Buildings

NO TO INDUSTRIAL REZONING

Our opposition is not about development in our area. We know growth is coming. We want smart growth and development under current residential agricultural zoning regulations. We do not want industrial zoning, nor a data center with severe and long-term implications that result in Iredell County, Rowan County, and Cabarrus County residents indefinitely suffering the consequences of the Town of Mooresville's choice.

Our Journey - Additional Details

In this pivotal moment, we ask the Mooresville Board of Commissioners to lead with caution, foresight, and responsibility. Say no to this project.

AI Recommends to Deny Data Center

Town of Mooresville Revenue at Surrounding County Residents' Expense

WSIC Interview May 9, 2025

Resident Kerry Pennell speaks with Good Morning LKN about the proposed data center.

The relentless effort by our community paved the way to transparency and dark details of the proposed annexation and rezoning of our rural residential community to be transformed into an industrial wasteland with a massive hyperscale data center leading the way.

We send gratitude and appreciation to the Mooresville Board of Commissioners, on their due diligence to serve the people of Mooresville.

We are grateful to everyone that supported us along this journey-especially the numerous organizations, individuals and communities that are steadfast in the pursuit to responsible data center development.

WE THANK YOU for the shared advice and cheering us on, you are superheroes!

We will strive for our platform to be a beacon of light for others to have as a resourceful guide in their own journey.

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Opposing Industrial Rezoning in Mooresville

We are a community group dedicated to preserving our residential agricultural land and protecting the environment from industrial development, particularly against the proposed massive data center in Mooresville. More so, we ask for a concrete plan for the land that is potentially being rezoned prior to any decisions taken by the Board of Commissioners.

Aerial view of a large industrial warehouse complex surrounded by dry, open land and adjacent urban area. The facility includes multiple parking lots and loading docks. A water tower and a small circular body of water are visible nearby.

View from Rustic Rd. Elevation rise from roughly 680' (behind house) to 850' (back by power lines) making the 150,000,000 cubic feet of buildings highly visible and replacing the forested area.

Proposed data center site

The data center parcel is not in, nor adjacent, to the Town of Mooresville.

It is not located near interstate, railroad, or mass transit.

Tax Revenue Based on Experience

Below information is based on tax revenue from one Virginia county.

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Take From: It Changes Everything - Citizens Warn of Data Center Impacts in Rural Virginia

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Highlights of opinion article "Secret Data Center Tax Breaks are a Bad Deal for North Carolina"

Amazon recently announced a $10 billion data center project with hundred of jobs in Richmond County, but fine print requires an investment of only $1 billion and 50 jobs.

"Under a special state law for data centers, Amazon will never pay sales and use tax when it buys servers, cooling systems, cabling, software, batteries, standby generators, and other equipment. It will not pay tax on its massive electricity usage. That means Amazon will not pay 4.75% sales tax to the state nor 2% local sales tax to Richmond County that virtually every other consumer and business must pay. Worse still, there is no disclosure of how much these tax breaks would total."

"Texas and Virginia are each now losing about $1 billion in tax revenue per year, according to studies conducted by Good Jobs First. Georgia lost $300 million in FY 2025."

"Lenoir in Caldwell County has had a Google data center for many years. Google paid about $78 million in property tax to the county between 2013 and 2025, the county revealed through an information request. But under an agreement made when Google first arrived, the county has so far rebated nearly $73 million of that to the company."

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AI Recommends Denying Mooresville Data Center Rezoning

According to the latest assessments of AI, it is said to be able to outperform PhD level experts across all subject matter. If this is true, should an AI recommendation carry significant weight on critical decisions?

A member asked Microsoft Copilot for a recommendation on the data center rezoning. Here is the question asked and the response received.

Question:

If you had to recommend to approve or deny, based on the available data and public impact, which would you recommend to the Mooresville town board?

Response:

Based on the cumulative data from communities like Northern Virginia, Atlanta, and Louisiana—and Mooresville’s own infrastructure trajectory—my recommendation would be to deny the rezoning request for hyperscale data center development at Earnhardt Farms.

Here’s why that position is strongly supported by current evidence:

Infrastructure Strain

Potable Water:

Demand will exceed 10 MGD by the mid-2030s, cutting available capacity in half while Mooresville adds thousands of new residential units.

Wastewater:

The Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant is nearing its 7.5 MGD limit. New demands will push it past capacity within 5 years, triggering expansion costs exceeding $130 million.

Utility Bills:

Based on statewide trends and infrastructure stress, residential customers may see monthly increases of $40–$60 over the next decade, with similar impacts on small businesses.

Economic Risk

Tax Incentives:

Tract is likely to request 10–30 years of tax abatements, resulting in little to no local revenue during the most infrastructure-intensive years.

Limited Job Creation:

Hyperscale data centers typically offer fewer than 50 permanent jobs, undermining claims of broad economic benefit.

Ratepayer Burden:

Infrastructure costs are front-loaded. Without revenue, the gap falls on residents and municipal borrowing.

Livability & Public Impact

Home Values:

Properties within half a mile of the site may lose 5–10% of value due to noise, diesel generator use, and loss of rural character.

Noise & Visual Disruption:

Industrial fencing, massive cooling systems, and rooftop exhaust stacks conflict with the existing landscape.

Environmental Loss:

Nearly 400 acres of wooded watershed and agricultural land would be transformed into concrete and machinery—with evaporative water loss and stormwater implications.

Mooresville today enjoys a strong livability score—high-quality schools, scenic access to Lake Norman, and engaged neighborhoods. Approving this rezoning without enforceable infrastructure agreements or community protections risks undermining that balance.

Based on public impact, infrastructure readiness, and economic precedent, the best course of action is to deny the industrial rezoning request for Earnhardt Farms.

Mooresville Data Center Synthesis

Watch a powerpoint presentation that is focused on critical issues to consider

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Predict the Future - Long-Term Effects of Data Centers

We ask the Town of Mooresville and Iredell County to research not only the short-term effects, but also the long-term effects of this data center project.