Local residents have voiced opposition to a data center project in Jarell, Texas, ahead of a vote by the city council.

According to reporting by the Austin Business Journal, at a Q&A workshop convened by the City Council on September 23, members of the public expressed concerns that included the data center’s potential impact on water and electrical infrastructure, the suitability of its location, and the overall lack of information about the project.

This will weigh over the City of Jarrell City Council’s next meeting on October 14, where the council will consider whether to approve the rezoning of an approximately 150-acre land parcel at 3911 County Road 305 from ‘Neighborhoods’ to ‘Business Park’ for the so-called Mesone Data Center.

The vote on the proposal, which will be preceded by a public hearing, is recommended for approval by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission following a vote in August.

The applicants are listed as Prominent Property Group, land developer and construction manager Savannah Developers, and infrastructure project manager Power Infrastructure Partners. No information about the facility’s end-user is available.

Principal at Prominent Property Group Dalton Little previously stated that the facility would have access to 200MW of power at completion, which would be generated using natural gas and grid power.

Jarell, a city located north of Austin, is in Williamson County. Data center operators Colovore and Blueprint Projects also have a presence in the region, with the latter's project in Taylor recently receiving approval.

According to a report by Synergy Research Group in August of this year, Austin was one of the top 20 global colocation markets by revenue. The city is one of Texas’ largest data center hotspots, along with Dallas Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Hamilton.