After running into multiple roadblocks from city and county government, the company hoping to develop a massive data center in Franklin, Kentucky has now sued the Simpson County Fiscal Court in an effort to clear the way for its project.
TenKey LandCo filed a complaint last week in Simpson Circuit Court seeking to strike down a county ordinance passed in December.
The ordinance , led by Simpson County Judge-Executive Mason Barnes, would require any new data center project in the county to be in an area zoned for heavy industrial use and also receive a conditional use permit, allowing local government to make specific requirements to mitigate potential negative impacts on the community.
These requirements to data centers would also apply to any related “integrated energy system,” as the project developer plans to b
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