No project in Smithville City, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Smithville City votes on zoning. The Clay County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Lambda AI factory (former Bank of America data center, AirWorld Center)
Kansas City, Platte County
for one unnamed Lambda customer
π Oct 28, 2025: Lambda announced a $500 million AI computer center in an empty building near KCI.
Approved, not built yetabout 11 miles awayProject Kestrel at KCI-29 Logistics Park (near KCI airport)
Kansas City, Platte County
379 acres Β· for Google (reported)
π Aug 28, 2025: Port KC approved up to $100 billion in revenue bonds for a six-building data center campβ¦
Built & runningabout 11 miles awayMeta Kansas City data center (Golden Plains Technology Park)
Kansas City, Platte County
for Meta
π 2025: Meta brought the $1 billion data center online.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayGoogle Project Mica campus (Kansas City Northland)
Kansas City, Clay County
500 acres Β· for Google
π Feb 12, 2026: Google confirmed a $10 billion, five-building campus on about 500 acres.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayGoogle data center at Hunt Midwest Business Center (Kansas City Northland)
Kansas City, Clay County
for Google
π Feb 2026: Google said its first Missouri campus, started in 2024, is still under construction.
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awayMetrobloks data center campus (Liberty)
Liberty, Clay County
30 acres
π March 2026: Liberty City Council approved $1.4 billion in bonds and $202.7 million in tax breaks oveβ¦
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Smithville City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Smithville City: Evergy Missouri West (company) or Platte-clay Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Union Electric Co. (company) or City of Kansas City (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Missouri.