Granbury Council Votes on Power Plant, Data Center

0:00Grandbury City Council just annexed 2,090 acres of Knox Ranchland, and now they're set to vote on April 7th, whether to rezone it. For a massive power plant tied to a data center project, the spot sits south of U.S. Highway, 377 in North Apaluxi Highway, owned by Grandbury Reddy Land Partners. Dallas developers bilateral energy already snagged state approval last July for eight turbines in 87 generators right in the middle of it. Earlier this month on January 6th, folks packed the meeting yelling about fears over noise, water use, and secrecy. City leaders backed a deal called Project Patriot, offering 60% property tax breaks for 10 years plus 1% of on-site power sales. In return, they won a $2.7 billion investment and 60 full-time jobs at $90,000 a year each. Residents are fired up, slamming officials for hiding developer talks behind closed doors. They point to emails showing council members and staff touring a data center in Irving

1:03on January 5th, even though the city manager swears he didn't. No bilateral was involved until annexation day. Meanwhile, the city manager admits inventing the project Patriot name to hype national security against cyber threats from abroad. He claims no direct developer outreach until lately, but records show chats with bilateral's director. Now a law firm fired off a letter demanding they save all emails for a possible lawsuit from angry taxpayers and voters. On Tuesday at 6pm, Sharpen City Hall, the council hears public input on rezoning plus fresh rules to protect the town from data center's pro. Eyes on whether transparency wins or the project powers ahead anyway. Stay informed with Dallas News Today, AI-powered updates.