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📌 Other · Burgin
Burgin City Council has been weighing a plan to annex farmland north of the city so Panattoni Data Centers can build a hyperscale data center ('Project Bluegrass'). An earlier annexation of over 1,000 acres in July 2026 was voided. At a later meeting, council members left, so there were too few to vote on annexation. The council also moved, on the mayor's tie-breaking vote, toward joining a planning commission. The annexation is not final.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Unincorporated Mercer County
Mercer County Fiscal Court unanimously passed a one-year pause on data centers outside city limits. It does not reach land the city of Burgin may annex for Panattoni Data Centers' planned 'Project Bluegrass' hyperscale data center. The court first approved the idea on July 28, 2026.
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