A dated record of the land acquisition, county zoning process, lawsuit, and public disclosure.
SDCL's complaint attaches a letter it says was issued by the county planning director stating that identified parcels were zoned I-1 and that I-1 was appropriate for a large-scale data center. Placeward treats this as part of the litigation record pending direct review of the exhibit and any county response.
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The verified complaint states that SDCL entered an option agreement to acquire approximately 306.23 acres for a large-scale data center and associated infrastructure.
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The complaint states that SDCL acquired the property for $19,904,950. The filing says nearly all of the property was then zoned I-1 General Industrial.
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The lawsuit describes a Regional Planning Commission discussion that added data-center definitions to a cryptocurrency-related zoning amendment. The legal significance of the Commission's action and whether a recommendation was properly made are disputed in the case.
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The complaint reproduces a notice for an April 20 public hearing describing cryptocurrency mining, data centers, AI data centers, server farms, or server clusters as a use permitted on review in the I-1 district. SDCL later alleges the notice did not describe the amendment ultimately adopted.
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The County Commission approved a substitute amendment 14-0. The adopted framework restricts data centers and cryptocurrency mining to the I-2 Special Impact Industrial District and imposes 3,000-foot separation requirements from specified zoning districts and existing residences, schools, and churches.
SDCL Tennessee Propco LLC filed a verified complaint challenging the validity and application of the April rules. The complaint alleges procedural, notice, open-meetings, due-process, and equal-protection defects and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. Those allegations have not been adjudicated.
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Local reporting says Bradley County Schools still plans to move forward with a proposed middle school near Walker Valley High School despite the MidSpan dispute. The school board had approved purchase of adjacent Lauderdale Memorial Highway property for a future middle school in 2024.
