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Fort Meade Greenlights State-of-the-Art AI Hyperscale Data Center Along US 98 to Boost Local Tech Industry

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A packed crowd filled the Fort Meade City Commission meeting on Tuesday evening in Polk County, Florida, as officials weighed in on a significant AI data center project that has sparked debate for years. The gathering left only standing room as city commissioners deliberated on a development agreement crucial to the project’s future.

The proposal involves a 20-year development plan for a “hyperscale” data center, which is set to be constructed on a site previously used as a phosphate mine and farmland, located outside city borders along US 98. This massive project is slated to cover around 1,300 acres, housing a facility measuring 4.4 million square feet.

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