Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo
Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo
纳什维尔动用征收权，阻止动物园附近的数据中心建设
Nashville officials are turning to eminent domain to block a data center planned near a local zoo, an effort that has gained attention far beyond Tennessee. 纳什维尔官员正动用征收权（eminent domain），试图阻止在当地一家动物园附近建设数据中心的计划。这一举措已引起了田纳西州以外地区的广泛关注。
By a 27-5 vote, the Nashville Metro Council early Wednesday approved a proposal by Mayor Freddie O’Connell giving the regional government body power to move forward with taking control of the South Nashville property for city use. The mayor said government officials will next proceed with the legal process to buy the property. 周三早些时候，纳什维尔大都会议会以 27 票对 5 票的结果，批准了市长弗雷迪·奥康奈尔（Freddie O’Connell）的一项提案。该提案赋予了地方政府机构权力，可以接管位于南纳什维尔的这处房产以供城市使用。市长表示，政府官员接下来将推进购买该房产的法律程序。
“I’m glad Metro Council passed our legislation that gives us the option to acquire property next to the zoo for a number of public needs,” O’Connell said in a statement. “We’re working closely with our Finance and General Services departments to plan for the site.” “我很高兴大都会议会通过了我们的立法，这使我们能够选择收购动物园旁边的房产，以满足多项公共需求，”奥康奈尔在一份声明中表示。“我们正在与财务和总务部门密切合作，为该地块进行规划。”
Developer DC Blox bought a 23-acre site with plans to build a single-story data center spanning 69,220 square feet and expected to cost more than $700 million. The move garnered opposition from celebrities and spawned a protest petition circulated by the zoo with more than 500,000 signatures. 开发商 DC Blox 购买了一块 23 英亩的土地，计划建造一座占地 69,220 平方英尺的单层数据中心，预计耗资超过 7 亿美元。此举招致了名人的反对，并引发了一份由动物园发起的抗议请愿书，收集了超过 50 万个签名。
The Atlanta-based developer earlier said the site, currently housing older office buildings, has previously been used for data center functions and the project would not impose additional burdens on the community. 这家总部位于亚特兰大的开发商此前曾表示，该地块目前拥有较旧的办公楼，此前曾用于数据中心功能，且该项目不会给社区带来额外负担。
But the project was opposed by zoo officials, citing concerns over noise, light and other disruptions for its animals and potential harm to the surrounding environment and resources including electric power. The zoo filed a protest petition on Change.org that it said had collected more than 500,000 signatures by the end of July. 但该项目遭到了动物园官员的反对，他们担心噪音、光线和其他干扰会影响动物，并可能对周围环境和包括电力在内的资源造成损害。动物园在 Change.org 上发起了一份抗议请愿书，称截至 7 月底已收集到超过 50 万个签名。
Petition signers and other opponents included music stars Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow and Jack White. 请愿书的签署者和其他反对者包括音乐明星布拉德·派斯利（Brad Paisley）、谢里尔·克罗（Sheryl Crow）和杰克·怀特（Jack White）。
A DC Blox statement last month said the developer was in “collaborative talks” with the mayor’s office regarding the project. A DC Blox spokesperson told CoStar News in an email on Wednesday that the developer had “no updates to share at this time.” DC Blox 上个月发表声明称，开发商正在就该项目与市长办公室进行“协作谈判”。DC Blox 的一位发言人在周三给 CoStar News 的电子邮件中表示，开发商“目前没有最新消息可以分享”。
In late July, the Metro Council approved new zoning and related restrictions on data center development and implemented a moratorium on new permit approvals to run through Dec. 1. 7 月下旬，大都会议会批准了针对数据中心开发的新分区和相关限制措施，并实施了暂停审批新许可证的禁令，该禁令将持续到 12 月 1 日。
More than 200 U.S. communities and at least 14 states are considering development moratoriums or other restrictions. New York recently paused development permits for one year to study effects of the facilities tied to rising use of artificial intelligence technologies. 目前，美国有 200 多个社区和至少 14 个州正在考虑实施开发禁令或其他限制措施。纽约州最近暂停了为期一年的开发许可审批，以研究与人工智能技术使用增加相关的数据中心设施所带来的影响。