The proposed deal, valued at $26.48 million, would have cleared the path for a 2.2-gigawatt data center. While the anonymous buyer was later linked to Meta, the family remains unmoved by the staggering sum. Bare, 54, views the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence as a potential threat to humanity, describing her refusal to sell as a biblical duty. For Huddleston, the decision is rooted in a desire to preserve her daily routine rather than chase a fortune that would strip her of her home.
Kentucky Family Rejects $26 Million Offer for AI Data Center Site
“Even if I had $26 million, I’d want to sit here in my chair, and have my coffee and eat my food where I always do,” says 83-year-old Ida Huddleston. Along with her daughter, Delsia Bare, she has rejected a massive payout to keep their farmland out of the hands of an AI developer.
This resistance has fractured the community of Maysville, a town of 8,700 people. Tensions have boiled over into lawsuits between neighbors and hostile exchanges on social media. While the prospective developer has dangled $110 million in total land deals and infrastructure funding for the town, including support for emergency services, the family remains a focal point of local opposition. A Meta spokesman stated that no final decision regarding the project has been reached, leaving the future of the Kentucky site in a state of uncertainty.
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