Tulsa’s consideration of rezoning more than 300 acres of land to make way for a proposed data center was delayed this week.
The City’s Planning Commission approved at least a two-week delay at the request of the developer of the Project Anthem. City staff had already recommended denial of the proposal.
The delay caught some citizens by surprise as they attended a rezoning commission meeting and were prepared to speak about their concerns.
“I’m also against the continuance. Nothing about two weeks is going to change the way we feel about this center going in our community,” said Tulsa resident Bobby Ross, according to a report by News on 6.
If the project is approved, it would allow the construction of a data center campus on the more than 300 sites near the Creek Turnpike in the eastern part of the city.
Tulsa’s planning staff recommended the project should be rejected because of “insufficient justifications for the proposal.” It prompted attorney Lou Reynolds, representing the developer to explain, “I’d asked for some breakdowns of data and mapping that showed and supported this cause and the purpose for it and why this was justified in this case.”
Who is the developer? The identity has not been publicly revealed.
The city Planning Commission plans an April 1 meeting to reconsider the proposal.