Proposed data center off Joe Prather Highway (Meade County)
A landowner asked Meade County to rezone about 135 acres of farmland off Joe Prather Highway so a data center could be built. More than 2,500 people signed a petition against it. Both the planning commission and the Fiscal Court said no in October 2025. The county later passed a 12-month pause on data centers.
Where things stand: Meade County Fiscal Court rejected the rezoning in October 2025, after the planning commission also voted no.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 14, 2025): Meade County Fiscal Court unanimously rejected changing the land from farm and residential to light industrial for a data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 135-138 acres of farmland off Joe Prather Highway near Ekron, Unincorporated Meade County, Meade County
- 🏢 CompanyPowerHouse (named in the rezoning request as owner and operator)
- 🌳 Size138 acres
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has the developer looked at other sites in Meade or Hardin County? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Oct 2025The Meade County Planning Commission voted unanimously against recommending the rezoning, after more than 150 people spoke against it.
- Oct 14, 2025Meade County Fiscal Court unanimously rejected changing the land from farm and residential to light industrial for a data center.
Local votes and rules
✋ Turned down
Meade County's Planning Commission voted unanimously against rezoning 135 acres off Joe Prather Highway from farm and home zoning to light industrial for a proposed data center. The Fiscal Court unanimously agreed the same evening, blocking it. More than 150 people signed up to speak.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- 'Against a monster': Rezoning effort for proposed data center unanimously voted down in Meade County · WAVE · Oct 14, 2025
- Meade County court upholds recommendation not to rezone 138-acre site for proposed data center · WDRB · Oct 14, 2025
- Officials in Meade County, Kentucky, reject data center rezoning plan · Data Center Dynamics · Oct 2025
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