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Developer of Fort Meade data center gives $10,000 to Byron Donalds PAC

News Chief 14 Jul 2026
The developer seeking to build a “hyperscale” data center in Fort Meade has made what appears to be its first political donation in Florida ... A search of state election records found no other contributions made by Fort Meade LLC.
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Fort Meade residents launch campaign to remove three commissioners

News Chief 03 Jul 2026
Despite passionate statements of opposition at public meetings, Fort Meade residents could not persuade city commissioners to halt plans for a massive data center ... It is thought to be the first recall effort ever undertaken in Fort Meade.
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Fort Meade residents sue city to block hyperscale data center deal

News Chief 23 Jun 2026
Two leaders of the grassroots group Watchdogs of Fort Meade, George McNerney and Raul Alfonso, were joined by plaintiffs Michael Bennett, Michele McLaughlin-Raney and Katelyn McDaniel in filing a ...
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Rural community profile: Revisiting Fort Meade, South Dakota (US Department of Veterans Affairs)

Public Technologies 19 Jun 2026
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How much water will Fort Meade's data center use? Expert has questions

The Ledger 09 Jun 2026
Data centers, such as the “hyperscale” facility planned for Fort Meade, draw opposition on various grounds ... The developers of the planned data center in Fort Meade, though, say that their facility will not require vast supplies of water.
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Proposed Lakeland data center 'nowhere near' scale of Fort Meade site

The Ledger 29 May 2026
This is nowhere near the kind of scale like the Fort Meade proposal," Sherrouse said ... By comparison, proposed Fort Meade data center is more than seven times that size at 4.4 million square feet.
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Observations on Auburndale, Fort Meade spring football game

News Chief 23 May 2026
FORTE MEADE — All third-year Auburndale head football coach Antonio Thomas wanted to do was evaluate his unproven guys headed into the spring games versus Manatee and Fort Meade Thursday at Fort Meade High School.
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No Fort Meade data center without transparency (Voice, May 10, 2026)

News Chief 10 May 2026
Fort Meade residents deserve answers on data center. As chairman of the Polk County Republican Party, I do not support the proposed data center in Fort Meade ... Fort Meade residents deserve clear answers before their community is asked to carry the risk.
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Commissioner says data center makes Fort Meade a 'political pawn'

News Chief 09 May 2026
After months of hearing from angry residents, Fort Meade city commissioners have now heard Florida’s governor criticize their approval of a controversial data center ... Watts has served on Fort Meade’s City Commission since 2000.
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Collins urges debate on Fort Meade data center, offers AI plan

Herald-Tribune Sarasota 08 May 2026
Jay Collins has laid out broad plans for the state's future regulation of artificial intelligence while supporting Fort Meade officials in reconsidering their approval to build the state's first hyperscale data center.
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Fort Meade officials say data center conflict has spawned threats

News Chief 01 May 2026
Many residents who have spoken at recent Fort Meade meetings consider a proposed data center a threat to health and safety. Now, Fort Meade’s city manager warns that critics are using threatening language.
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