No project in Unincorporated Lauderdale County, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Echelon Data Centres site in Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park, Meridian area
unknown, Lauderdale County
300 acres
🕒 Feb 2026: County officials and Echelon Data Centres signed a letter of intent for Echelon to buy a…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 10 miles awayCompass Datacenters campus in Meridian
Meridian, Lauderdale County
for unknown (first named tenant: Corderill LLC)
🕒 July 15, 2026: Lauderdale County put out a statement backing the Compass project.
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company · Lauderdale County
County officials and Echelon Data Centres signed a letter of intent for Echelon to buy about 300 acres in Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park, partly county land, at $20,000 an acre (about $6 million). It is not a final sale.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Lauderdale County. - Go to county 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 Unincorporated Lauderdale County: Mississippi Power Co. (company) or Southern Pine Electric Cooperative (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 Mississippi.