Unnamed tech company seeks rezoning for 2,000-acre AI project in Kentucky

8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 2

The proposal surrounds family farmland in Mason County, where landowners and town officials were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements before plans surfaced in public records.
The opinion article says the secrecy mirrors a federal purchase of a 1.3-million-square-foot Pennsylvania warehouse for an immigrant detention centre holding up to 7,500 people.
It argues rural communities are increasingly targeted for unwanted large facilities and urges Congress to require earlier public disclosure and notice before land-use changes or property acquisitions.

When secretive mega-projects consume a town's resources, who is responsible for the long-term consequences?

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