Man says no to $15,000,000 to stop data center from being built behind his home

One man in Pennsylvania turned down a mighty sum of $15,000,000 he was offered for a data center to be built behind his home.

After living on the farmland for decades, the owner didn’t want his precious asset to be marred by the proposed plan.

With protection plans in place, he was in control after he previously sold the rights.

However, after turning down the sum of $15,000,0000, a lesser amount was set to come his way in the future.

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Your local data center is fuelling your tech habits – here’s how:

When we receive a shiny new computer or cable router, we don’t think twice about how it actually came to be.

It turns out that there’s a whole realm of buildings known as data centers that house information.

A data center is usually used to house ‘critical applications’ and usually comprises routers, switches, servers, and storage centers.

They are essential to keep many elements of tech alive, but the problem isn’t what they are used for; it seems to be where they are located.

One man in Pennsylvania shared his story after a developer contacted him to turn his beloved country farmland into a data center, even offering him more than a soccer player’s wage to give up his asset.

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$15 million was no match for this man’s land

Speaking to WHTM – abc27 News, Marvin Raudabaugh explained that he had lived on his land in Silver Spring Township for years.

After recently selling development rights for an eye-watering sum of around $2 million, the developer of a data center was reportedly also throwing an extra $15 million onto the table to sweeten the deal.

Raudabaugh made the sale while the data center developer was dangling $15 million over his head.

Seeking help after the amount was offered, the Lancaster Farmland Trust got involved.

“These farms met all of our criteria as far as good farms to preserve,” said Vice President of Land Protection for the trust, Jeb Musser.

It’s not all bad news, though, as when the time comes, if he ever wants to sell, the news site reported that he can ‘likely’ sell his farmland for a few million dollars; this would, however be less than half of the money the data center would have awarded him, with the preservation amount also adding to the total.

According to the news channel, his farm falls under the Silver Spring Township.

This means that voters chose to dedicate their income tax to purchase development rights to their land for $120 per year.

There is a current boom in data centers in the state of Pennsylvania, so keep an eye out as owners decide the fate of their land and properties.

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