Festus Mayor Sam Richards, center, looks for a possible motion from the members of the City Council before they open the public comments about a proposed data center during a meeting of the Festus City Council being held in the gym at Festus High School on March 23, 2026.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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Opponents of a planned $6 billion data center in Festus have gathered enough signatures to force a recall vote on a fourth public official, 1st Ward Councilman David Boyer, as a lawyer for the public officials threatens to file suit.
"Vote them out," was chanted by the crowd as the Festus City Council moved to approve a $6 billion, 365-acre data center despite passionate pleas from some residents to reject the plan or let the citizens vote on the development.听
A firm hired to takeover range repairs told city officials this week that the fix requires an all new piping system because the dirt made the …
Festus Mayor Sam Richards, center, looks for a possible motion from the members of the City Council before they open the public comments about a proposed data center during a meeting of the Festus City Council being held in the gym at Festus High School on March 23, 2026.