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The Journal. · Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Landowner Refuses $26 Million Offer for Property Amidst Data Center Development

Delcea Bear, a resident of Maysville, Kentucky, and her mother Ida have rejected a $26 million offer for their land from a company planning to build a large data center campus. Bear and her neighbors are in a contentious battle with the tech giant over the development.

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For their land, they would receive $26 million.
And they said, no.
I've lived here in this home for 50 or 60 or 70 years and I tend to try to die in it.
And that's why I don't want a data center aggravating me while I'm trying to die.
Heard on The Journal. — “A Data Center Offered $26 Million for Her Land. She Said No., published Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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