Three-member panel created as Cave City weighs data center regulations
Government leaders have said they plan to gather public input, but no meetings or other events had been announced as of Wednesday.
CAVE CITY, Ky. — A committee has been formed to review information and help guide discussions surrounding a proposed data center project in Cave City.
Councilman Andrew Bagshaw said Mayor Dwayne Hatcher recommended him, Leticia Cline and Denny Doyle to serve on the committee.
“I'm honored to serve alongside Leticia Cline and Denny Doyle as we work toward finding the best possible outcome for our city and our community,” Bagshaw said.
Hatcher originally intended to appoint two council members and one citizen, Bagshaw said, but the mayor later said he felt he could not find thee unbiased people to conduct the necessary due diligence.
“That said, I’m open to adding a couple of citizens, and I do think that’s something we should consider,” Bagshaw said.
The committee’s formation comes as the city faces a lawsuit from a Cave City property owner who disagrees with a year-long moratorium enacted by the city council while it takes time to study how it would like to regulate data centers.
The property owner, Kentucky Industrial Alliance LLC, said its property near Interstate 65 is being considered for a future hyperscale data center campus.
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The moratorium includes language that suggests the city will cooperate with the Joint City-County Planning Commission to help understand data centers.
“I believe this committee was formed with the three of us for now just to get things started,” Bagshaw said.
Government leaders have said they plan to gather public input, but no meetings or other events had been announced as of Wednesday.
Bagshaw also said council members met Monday with Aaron Smith, an attorney with Bowling Green-based English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, to discuss matters related to the project.
