A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead (opens in new tab)

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In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas town to use as a park. The town sold to a data center developer for $10 million.

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A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead

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Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade

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A Farmer Donated Land For a Public Park and the City Sold It to a Data Center Developer for $10 Million

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