Recently, the winds of Mason County in Kentucky have been blowing with something more than the smell of fresh crops. Going around are whispers of an anonymous data giant offering shocking amounts of dollars in exchange for the county’s lands has put local farmers on alert. The goal? To pave over generational soil for a massive AI data centre.82-year-old Ida Huddleston and her daughter Delsia Bare, 54, had been offered a whopping $26 million for their neighbouring properties in Mason County, according to LEX 18. Huddleston owns 71 acres of land and said she had been offered $60,000 per acre, totalling to $4.26 million. She told the outlet that she had turned down the proposal multiple times and blamed the elusive company for “mind harassment.”
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Bare owns a 463-acre farm and was offered a deal of $48,000 per acre, amounting to roughly $22.2 million. She said the lack of transparency makes it difficult for residents to understand what the development could mean for their community. “When they will not reveal who they are that’s a major player in what you’re going to do with the rest of your life if you are stuck here or even if you are leaving here,” she said.
