圣路易斯31亿美元科技园区计划引争议 中城巨型数据中心遭起诉反对
圣路易斯市正计划在中城打造一个耗资31亿美元的科技园区，以一座巨型数据中心为核心，试图将这座城市转型为区域科技枢纽，但该项目已引发公众反对并触发法律诉讼。据《纽约邮报》10月17日报道，这座由旧金山 TeraWatt Infrastructure 公司联合开发的超大规模数据中心功率达120兆瓦、面积52.5万平方英尺，选址在历史建筑 Armory 大楼旁、原 Macy's 和 Famous-Barr 仓库所在地。
开发商称，整个 Armory 创新区将创造1000多个临时建筑岗位和200个永久岗位，十年内可带来4.32亿美元税收，其中近一半归圣路易斯公立学校。项目已获得市政关键批准，并承诺1575万美元的社区福利金。但反对团体8月已起诉，质疑用地许可的合法性；TeraWatt 也反诉市政府，称附加的建设条件违法。今年9月，市长 Cara Spencer 签署法规，限制未来数据中心在住宅区和学校附近的建设。盖洛普5月的民调显示，71%的美国人反对在本地社区建设 SI 数据中心。
St. Louis's $3.1 Billion Tech District Plan Draws Lawsuits Over Giant Data Center
St. Louis is planning a $3.1 billion technology district in Midtown anchored by a giant data center, an effort to turn the city into a regional tech hub — but the project has drawn public opposition and lawsuits. According to the New York Post (Oct. 17), the hyperscale data center, co-developed by San Francisco-based TeraWatt Infrastructure, would draw 120 megawatts and cover 525,000 square feet on the site of the former Macy's and Famous-Barr warehouses next to the historic Armory building.
Developers say the Armory innovation district would create more than 1,000 temporary construction jobs and 200 permanent jobs, and generate $432 million in tax revenue over ten years, nearly half of it going to St. Louis Public Schools. The project has won key city approvals and includes a $15.75 million community benefits commitment. But an opposition group sued in August, challenging the legality of the land-use permits, and TeraWatt has countersued the city, arguing that conditions attached to the project are unlawful. In September, Mayor Cara Spencer signed legislation restricting future data centers near homes and schools. A Gallup poll in May found 71% of Americans oppose building SI data centers in their own communities.
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