Lee County residents demand pause on NC data center, claiming deception

Lee County residents demand a pause on proposed data center over concerns of noise pollution, environmental impacts, and lack of transparency from the developers.

By: Claire Michal, Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 884

Last Updated: 6 days, 16 hours ago

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SANFORD — Jeff Kidd, a Lee County farmer who raises goats and chickens, didn’t think noise or light pollution would ever be a problem in his rural neighborhood. That was before a planned business park turned into a proposal for a giant data center that would wrap around his farm.

He was one of about 150 residents who showed up to a Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night to speak against the data …

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