Foristell acting Mayor Connie Palmer, left, listens to resident Guy Jensen describe his concerns about annexing 216 acres into the city limits for a possible data center project. Minnesota-based Oppidan Investment Co. has said they hope to build a data center campus on the site. Jensen was one of several residents to speak out against the project at the March 16, 2026, meeting of the Foristell Board of Aldermen.Â
FORISTELL — City leaders here agreed to annex more than 200 acres on the city's northwest edge, where a data center developer hopes to transform acres of farmland into a sprawling data center campus.
Foristell resident Nicholas Ellis addresses the Foristell Board of Aldermen during the board's March 16, 2026, meeting. Ellis was one of only two residents to speak in favor of annexing 216 acres into the city limits in hopes of city leaders being able to exert more control over a potential data center project.Â
Officials said the decision could appear hypocritical to some, especially since the city razed a part of the ACF campus to make way for its ne…
Foristell acting Mayor Connie Palmer, left, listens to resident Guy Jensen describe his concerns about annexing 216 acres into the city limits for a possible data center project. Minnesota-based Oppidan Investment Co. has said they hope to build a data center campus on the site. Jensen was one of several residents to speak out against the project at the March 16, 2026, meeting of the Foristell Board of Aldermen.Â
Foristell resident Nicholas Ellis addresses the Foristell Board of Aldermen during the board's March 16, 2026, meeting. Ellis was one of only two residents to speak in favor of annexing 216 acres into the city limits in hopes of city leaders being able to exert more control over a potential data center project.Â
