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Two Women Reject Data Center Deal | UK News

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An 82-year-old Kentucky farm mother and her 54-year-old daughter are sparking a national debate by rejecting a $26 million offer to sell their 1,200-acre family farm to a proposed Meta data center. Initially agreeing to the deal, they flipped their decision after learning the land would become a massive hyperscale facility — with the daughter famously telling developers to “kick rocks.” While neighbors accepted lucrative offers, the women stand firm, calling the project a “scam” and pledging to protect their ancestral land. They fear AI’s destructive potential and believe in holding the land until “a higher power returns,” even as the company pursues alternative sites nearby, promising 400 high-paying jobs and infrastructure funding — all while local officials greenlight rezoning. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ffb4e3b467b68a09

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