Fisk data center proposal faces continued backlash at town hall

Fisk President Agenia Clark speaks at a town hall meeting related to a proposed on-campus data center.
Photo: Julianne Akers

Curious and frustrated Davidson County residents packed the pews of Lee Chapel AME Church in North Nashville Monday night for a town hall addressing a proposed data center on the campus of Fisk University.

The data center, which was first proposed in May as one part of Fisk’s $1 billion Quantum Leap campus master plan, has been met with intense opposition from Fisk students and alumni as well as residents of the surrounding North Nashville neighborhood. Potential excessive noise and environmental impact like water and air pollution are among the top concerns of those opposing the proposed 70,000-square-foot data center planned for the southern end of the university’s campus.

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