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$16B Plan for Central Mass. Data Center Campus Meets Strong Opposition from Residents
A proposal to build 10 data centers on land owned by the Kraft Group in the central Massachusetts community of Sutton is meeting strong opposition from residents, the Boston Business Journal reported. The $16-billion project would rise on 390 acres where Kraft Group’s Unified Global Packaging Group opened an industrial building in 2023.
Sutton residents learned of the proposal only a day before a Tuesday meeting of the town’s Select Board, reported the Business Journal. At the meeting, residents cited fears ranging from noise and bright lights to terrorism risks and falling home values. Many shouted for the Select Board to immediately vote down the plan, although the board repeatedly said the matter was in its very early stages and no vote was scheduled.
Sutton Town Manager Austin Cyganiewicz said at the meeting that town officials have been working closely with Unified “for several years” on potential development on the site.
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