Proposed Cass County data center faces opposition [Video]

ABOUT HER SAFETY, SO IF YOU SEE HER, CALL 911. HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF FARMLAND IN CASS COUNTY COULD BE CONVERTED TO A DATA CENTER, BUT NEIGHBORS ARE PUSHING BACK, SAYING IT WILL DRAMATICALLY LOWER THEIR PROPERTY VALUE. KMBC NINE’S MORGAN MOBLEY JOINS US LIVE FROM PECULIAR CITY HALL AND MORGAN, THE PEOPLE YOU SPOKE WITH SAY THIS IS BIGGER THAN THE TOWN OF PECULIAR. YES. THEY WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR TO OTHER SMALL TOWNS. THESE DATA CENTERS AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE, AND THEY ARE TARGETING JURISDICTIONS LIKE THEIRS WITH LOOSER ZONING LAWS. JUST NORTH OF PECULIAR SITS AN ESTATE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ACREAGE LOTS. WELCOME TO GRAND OAK FARMS. HERE ARE THE ANIMALS. LIKE THE WONDERFUL WILDERNESS. REALLY KIND OF A LITTLE POCKET COMMUNITY. THERE’S ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT. AND THAT’S 203RD STREET. WHEN YOU MAKE THAT DRIVE, YOU’LL PASS BY THIS 500 ACRE …