Montgomery County approves land for two large-scale projects on Amazon data center campus
Haley Swaino
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two massive data center projects are moving forward in Montgomery County — one as part of Amazon’s data center campus.
The Montgomery County Commission received an administrative review confirming land approval for the proposed data canters near the Interstate 70 and Highway 19 interchange.
Project Green is by Kansas City’ real estate company NorthPoint Development, LLC. Steve Etcher with the Greater Montgomery County Economic Development Council said Amazon wants to build a data center just north of I-70, between New Florence and High Hill.
Project Green would cover about 1,000 acres. Plans include four initial buildings, with 13 more to be built in a second phase. Power would come from Ameren under its new “large load tariff” model. Water would come from the Montgomery County Public District.
The other project is by a New York-based company called Spade Property Owner, LLC. Project Spade would cover about 780 acres, according to documents. Plans include three large primary buildings — each with more than a million square feet under its roof.
A security guard station, visitor center with parking, a pump house and water filtration building are also in the plans.
Building permits have not yet been secured, according to the Montgomery County Commission. The next step in the development process will be the purchase of the land.
A town hall is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at Montgomery City Elementary.