Cave City council votes 4-1 for data center moratorium amid zoning debate
Despite the pause on formal consideration, the city still does not have zoning regulations in place that would fully prevent a data center project from advancing.
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Despite the pause on formal consideration, the city still does not have zoning regulations in place that would fully prevent a data center project from advancing.
The company said its “only goal is to help ensure that the process remains impartial and free from any concerns that could later call the validity or fairness of the proceedings into question.”
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 31 Matthews Mill Road.
Cave City currently does not have zoning regulations specifically tailored to data centers, though a vote on new language is expected at a May 11 council meeting at 5 p.m.
Unlike Cave City and other cities in the county, Barren County does not have countywide planning and zoning, a gap officials have pointed to before.
Sandell said the next phase of planning will require broad community support, noting that funding sources have not yet been finalized.
Before SKYCTC, the Glasgow LPN Nursing School opened as a vocational program in 1958 on the same campus still in use today.
In the Cave Region, local tourism leaders say the funding is critical for maintaining visibility in a competitive travel market.
Vertical construction is nearing, according to the update provided Wednesday.