Join the movement to let the voters decide about data center expansion in Frederick County.
On December 23rd, the Frederick County Council decided to expand the current Eastalco data
center complex by nearly 1000 acres. The Council made this decision despite vehement
opposition from nearly every environmental, land preservation, and smart growth group in the
County, the Farm Bureau, and both Maryland Legislative delegations. Public opposition to the
expanded data center zone was massive.

A rushed expansion of data center development in Frederick County is a bad policy.

● The County approved the expansion without having performed an independent Cost
Benefit Analysis,
● The expansion would rezone agricultural lands to industrial that are currently designated
Priority Preservation and in the Rural Legacy Area,
● This development would permanently destroy forests, wetlands, and wildlife habitats,
● An expanded data center zone will create the need for new transmission line projects,
raise our electric bills and strain our water supply.

Data center development in Frederick County brings enormous environmental, electric grid, and
financial impacts. Increasing by 1000 acres the land set aside for data centers before thoroughly
studying these impacts is unwise, premature, and unpopular.

The voters of Frederick County should decide a question of this importance.

Please sign the referendum petition. Let the people decide!

To sign the petition or volunteer to help contact: FC.DC.Referendum@Gmail.com