No project in Fairmount Township, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Leavenworth County Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Fairmount Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Project Bluestem data center campus south of Tonganoxie
Leavenworth County
1,000 acres
🕒 Sept 2026: Cloverleaf updated its plan, doubling the power estimate to up to 1.2 gigawatts and addi…
Status unclearabout 11 miles awayRed Wolf data center campus west of Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Wyandotte County
548 acres
🕒 Jan 29, 2026: Reported still in early planning, with no signed deal with BPU or the Unified Government.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayBeale Infrastructure De Soto data center campus
De Soto, Johnson County
300 acres
🕒 June 18, 2026: Beale held a public open house at De Soto High School.
Proposedabout 14 miles awayDigital Realty De Soto data center campus (Astra Enterprise Park)
De Soto, Johnson County
🕒 Sept 22, 2026: De Soto Planning Commission approved the Phase One site plan (one two-story building).
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Leavenworth County
County commissioners voted 3-2 for a 90-day pause on data centers. On Aug. 5, 2026 a plan to extend it to Jan. 31 failed 3-2, so the pause ended in August. Three new commissioners take office in January 2027.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Fairmount Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Fairmount Township: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (company) or Freestate Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Kansas.