BRANDENBURG, Ky. —

The Meade County Planning and Zoning Commission voted not to recommend a rezoning application that would pave the way for a potential data center.

Hundreds of residents attended a special Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at the Meade County fairgrounds on Tuesday to speak against the application.

WLKY obtained the application, which requests a zoning change of more than 130 acres of land along Joe Prather Highway and Garrett Road in Ekron from residential and agricultural to light industrial.

The reason is to pave the way for a proposed IT infrastructure facility, according to the application.

The application says the facility would run 24/7 and employ around 100 people.

Many residents testified over the course of the more than four-hour meeting that they wer

See Full Page