Developer files plan for proposed data center with Town of Apex
OF MIAMI BOULEVARD FROM
GUARDIAN DRIVE TO I-40 IS STILL
CLOSED, RIGHT? THANK YOU.
A NEW DATA CENTER IN WAKE
COUNTY IS A STEP CLOSER TO
REALITY. A DEVELOPER FILED A
ZONING NOTICE TRYING TO BRING
THAT PROJECT TO APEX. BUT
PEOPLE IN THAT AREA HAVE
ALREADY EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS WRAL'S. KIRSTEN
CLARK IS LIVE IN APEX. YOU
HEARD FROM THE DEVELOPER.
>> YOU HEARD FROM THE THE TOWN
LEADERS THERE AS WELL. GIVE
US AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, DAN, A
TELE INVESTMENTS IS ASKING THE
TOWN PACKS TO REZONE 190 ACRE
SITE ON SHARON HARRIS ROAD AND
TO ANNEX THE LAND, WHICH IS IN
NEW HILL INTO APEX TOWN LIMITS
OF THIS IS AN EARLY STEP IN THE
PROCESS, BUT STILL ONE STEP TOO
FAR FOR MANY NEIGHBORS. I SPOKE
WITH.
THIS ISN'T BIRDSEYE VIEWING
SHOWING THE PROPOSED SITE ON
SHARON HARRIS ROAD NOT FAR FROM
DUKE ENERGY'S HARRIS NUCLEAR
PLANT AND THE WESTERN WAKE
SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY.
>> AND ONLY A MILE AWAY FROM
THE ENTRANCE TO THE JORDAN
POINT NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEW HILL,
WORD OF THE PROPOSAL SPARKED
OUTRAGE AND AN ARRAY OF
CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT
FORTH TO THE APEX TOWN COUNCIL
DURING A MEETING ON AUGUST.
26TH, LESS FUN ALTERNATIVE SITE
FOR THIS DATA CENTER.
>> THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE
UNNECESSARY HUMAN COST. DAYS
LATER IN A TELE INVESTMENTS
FILED A LAND USE AMENDMENT AN
ANNEXATION REQUEST WITH THE
TOWN. IN A STATEMENT, EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT MICHEL MARTELLY
SAYS, QUOTE.
>> THE NEW HILL DIGITAL CAMPUS
IS AN IDEAL USE FOR THIS
PROPERTY AND THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY DATA STORAGE
FACILITIES ARE MODEST USERS OF
PUBLIC FACILITIES. NOT ONLY
DO THEY GENERATE FAR LESS
TRAFFIC IN RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY CREATE
HIGH WAGE TECHNOLOGY, JOBS AND
STRENGTHEN THE TECHNOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM IN THEIR REGION.
THE COMPANY ALSO ADDS THAT THE
CENTRAL WILL NOT CREATE A
STRAIN ON THE TOWN'S POWER
SUPPLY AND WILL MEET ALL LAND
USE REQUIREMENTS. RESIDENTS
TELL ME THEY'RE NOT BUYING IT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THE AREA KEPT
THEIR THIS PARTICULAR AREA CAN
HANDLE THE ADDED.
>> JUST RAIN ON WHAT WE ALREADY
HAVE REACHED OUT TO APEX MAYOR
JACQUES GILBERT TO LEARN HIS
THOUGHTS ON THE PROPOSAL IN
A STATEMENT HE SAYS IN PART,
QUOTE, AT THIS STAGE, I'M NOT
IN A POSITION TO DISCUSS THE
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL ITSELF.
BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
PUBLIC INPUT IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE PROCESS AND
RESIDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR
PERSPECTIVES, THOUGH. THE HOPE
FOR A DIVERSION AND PLANS IS
DWINDLING FOR SOME.
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO
FIND OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
BUT I THINK I'M A LITTLE
CYNICAL AND I DON'T THINK THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP
IT.
>> THE NUTELLA INVESTMENTS TEAM
SAYS IT PLANS TO CONTINUE TO
HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO
INVITE PUBLIC FEEDBACK IF THOSE
PLANS ARE APPROVED, THE PROJECT
IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN LATE 2026