MATTHEWS, N.C. — Plans for a controversial data center in Matthews have been called off. The announcement was made by the town’s mayor Tuesday night.
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A developer originally wanted to turn 123 acres along East John Street near the Interstate 485 interchange into a data center they called Project Accelerate.
Mayor John Hidon posted to Facebook, saying, “The developer has withdrawn its application. Thank you for your diligence and engagement through this process.”
On the phone, he told Channel 9, “I think it received the most public opposition to anything I ever encountered as an elected official in Matthews in 12 years, so with that kind of public decent it was going to be very difficult to move forward with it.”
He added that he would not support another data center proposal in town.
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