Global Infrastructure SherpaPekin, Illinois rejects 321-acre data center campus proposal from Western Hospitality Partners
The City of Pekin in central Illinois has rejected a proposal from Western Hospitality Partners to construct a 321-acre data center campus on former farmland. Pekin's Mayor, Mary Burress, announced the decision, citing community concerns about the project's fit and potential impact. This rejection effectively halts the tentative land sale agreement that had been in place since April of the previous year.
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- 321-acre data center campus proposal rejected.
- Pekin Mayor Mary Burress cited community concerns.
- Halts tentative land sale agreement from April of previous year.
Source Intelligence
The proposal was for a 321-acre campus. The land parcel is part of a larger 1,000-acre “residential, commercial, and technology-focused” development called Lutticken Property. No zoning petitions, permits, and incentives related to the data center have been filed or approved. Western Hospitality Partners has previously been linked to several data center projects across Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, and has faced delays and pushback against several proposed developments.
"The City of Pekin in central Illinois has decided not to continue pursuing a data center proposal"
"the city entered into a tentative land sale agreement with developer Western Hospitality Partners."
"An opposition group, Tazewell County Data Center Opposition, currently has more than 5,000 members on Facebook."
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