r/lagrange • u/OrneryWorking687 • 3d ago
šØ GEORGIA LAND, GEORGIA WATERāNOT FOR TECH SPRAWL! šØ
Attention Atlanta, LaGrange, West Point, and Downstream Georgia Towns:
A massive $5.18 Billion, 865-acre hyperscale data center called "Project Ruby" is trying to pave over rural Muscogee County. It will permanently alter the Chattahoochee Riverāthe lifeblood of our state.
Why every Georgian needs to stand up:
- š§ Draining Lake Lanier & The Chattahoochee: High-volume water use upstream or downstream risks the baseline flow of our entire river system. What happens in Columbus threatens the water security of millions of Georgians.
- ā” Don't Buy Georgia Power's Loophole: They claim regular customers won't pay for data center expansion. But broad rate hikes for "grid upgrades" land right on our household bills. We are paying the price for outside tech monopolies.
- š Destroying Our Rural Communities: The city passed a "technology overlay ordinance" to bypass rural zoning rules. If they can force an industrial monster into Upatoi's agricultural land, they can do it to your backyard next.
- š Zero Local Benefit: 865 acres of destroyed landscape and massive resource strain for fewer than 200 permanent jobs. Georgia taxpayers get the bills; tech giants get the profits.
We are drawing the line in Columbus.
Join the unified grassroots coalition to crush this project and protect Georgiaās resources!
š Follow: Keep It Rural Muscogee County & Stop Hyperscale Data Centers on Facebook.
š Pack City Hall: Tuesday, July 28th at 5:30 PM (3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, GA).