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After these Independence councilmembers supported an AI data center, voters ousted them

Independence residents ousted two of the five city councilmembers that voted to give a 90% tax abatement to the builders of a massive data center. The vote comes after a turbulent few months in ...
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Concerns about proposed new data center in Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Buzz is building about a proposed new data center for the city’s east side. Dutch tech firm Nebius has purchased a 398-acre plot of undeveloped land for a project designed to ...

Independence residents protest proposed $6.6B data center project

MORE PROTESTS TONIGHT OVER A NEW DATA CENTER IN NORTHEAST INDEPENDENCE KMBC9 S ALAN SHOPE WAS WITH PEOPLE WANTING A PAUSE IN ...
Kansas City Star

Independence says it’s too late to petition for vote on disputed AI data center

After the Independence City Council greenlit a massive artificial intelligence data center by approving significant tax breaks, residents are gathering momentum in the hopes of presenting a legal ...
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Data center opposition has turned some Independence residents into new activists

While Independence leaders say their plan to bring a $150 billion, 400-acre data center to town — with the help of billions in tax breaks — is too far along to stop, a growing group of furious ...
KMBC Kansas City

Opponents of Independence data center double down with second intent to file with city for referendum petition

LAND HAD BEEN SOLD, SO THEY WERE PLANNING LEGAL ACTION TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INDEPENDENCE ON THE EFFORT TO BLOCK PLANS FOR A NEW DATA CENTER, A BIG ...
The Business Journals

As Nebius seeks big data center incentives, Independence residents rush to weigh in

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Independence officials this week ...
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Independence says residents can't force a public vote on data center tax breaks

A sign stuck at the intersection of Little Blue Parkway and R.D. Mize Road on Feb. 12, 2026, protests a data center being built a few miles down the road. A group of Independence residents opposed to ...
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After these Independence councilmembers supported an AI data center, voters ousted them

Opponents of a massive artificial intelligence data center in Independence, Missouri, vowed to vote out of office two of the councilmembers who voted to give the company more than $6 billion in tax ...