City of Liberty, in Clay County, Missouri, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on March 24, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Liberty City, Missouri, Council approved $1.4 billion in bonds and $202.7 million in tax abatements over 25 years for Metrobloks, an LA-based developer, to build three buildings totaling 568,800 sq ft on Old Hughes Road near Liberty… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | March 24, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Clay County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Missouri context
Missouri has 28 documented local actions across 26 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, Evergy territory has a large-load tariff (enacted, November 13, 2025).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.