The City of Taylor, Texas, is facing public outcry after residents found out a data center’s being constructed on land donated as a public space.
The City of Taylor, Texas, is facing public outcry after residents found out a data center’s being constructed on land donated as a public space.
I don’t think it’s entirely that simple. They sold it in 2008. It wasn’t worth $10M then because nobody was planning to build a giant datacenter on it, and the economy was in the toilet thanks to the subprime mortgage bubble. Still, $15K for an 88 acre parcel seems crazy cheap even then. And since the original donation stipulated that it was to be held in trust and used to build a park, I’m curious why they were legally allowed to sell it at all. That’s what the group fighting this is pointing out, but the local judge has dismissed the case and refused to issue an injunction while they appeal.