Example Emails
Please read carefully, you will need to enter your name and REMOVE the “X” in front of the items that are NOT relevant to you about the zoning change. Then mail to the people above.
Good Afternoon,
I hope that you are well.
I am writing to voice my opposition to the rezoning for and allowance of a Mooresville Technology Park (not “the” as there is no clear plan).
As:
The residents of Mooresville beg you to hear our voices.
Just like there are a finite number of names on official ballots, there are finite reasons to oppose this rezoning change and technology park idea.
Board members have previously stated that when their citizens use a copy and paste format said board gives themselves allowance to minimize the citizens’ thoughts and beliefs.
My concerns are being reported to you in a survey format.
Please understand that as a person, I would like my opposition to be taken seriously. Using this format in no way indicates that I have lesser concern or that my opinions and convictions are less meaningful.
I, ____________ (enter name), resident of Mooresville and Patterson Farm Rd, am opposed to the rezoning from residential agricultural to industrial for the following reasons:
(An “X” in front of an item indicates that this is one of the reasons that I stand opposed with the other citizens of Mooresville.)
X It goes against One Mooresville.
X It will bring utilities to the last remaining agriculturally zoned area of Mooresville which will allow for the possibility and probability of future higher density PUDs, thus destroying this area. Having a watershed area only limits building if the land owner choses not to annex to the town. Developers will buy land to annex to build. Stop implying otherwise and advocate for impact fees.
X I do not agree with the town and county giving away land rights to a company (Tract) whose business model is to rezone land making the land more valuable, prepping it, and putting it up for sale for profit.
X Tract’s renderings are examples with extras, not requirements, and Tract has no responsibility to the town, nor residents, once they sell the land and have their money. There are too many gray areas.
X Tract is showing a misleading rendering of building height. Tract shows a building barely visible next to a high voltage power line when in fact the building will be built close to elevation by the high voltage power line on Patterson Farm Rd. (…so, by conditions, can be up to 100’ feet high when we walk or drive by it). Down by Coddle Creek it will appear 270’ high out in the distance. Keep in mind that the horizon is typically around three miles for most people. Most second stories will see above the tree line.
X No proof from Tract that Duke power has been contacted, nor concrete results from Duke.
No sewer study, especially in light of the current cost of the Rocky River Treatment Center expansion reaching close to 250 million dollars.
X No cap on water usage.
Having to be concerned that our situation will end up sharing similar issues with other town’s residents who have had these high energy use areas:
X Issues with electricity to their homes due to the large amount of electricity used by technology park.
X Hikes in energy prices.
Potential for very limited employment opportunities as the company prepping the land is not the company building on the land. There is a reason Tract focuses on temporary construction jobs.
X Light pollution/Inability to perform a study on something that doesn't exist will only create future problems.
X Sediment being force into aquifers, creating issues with well water, and no guarantee that our well water will not be touched. Hooking uo to town water does not negate using creek and aquifer water too.
X High noise levels from data center buildings despite the conditional limits and reassurances before being built, especially as noise travels in this area.
X Building a data center adjacent to Coddle Creek which feeds the Howell Reservoir (one of the three major sources of water for the City of Kannapolis and City of Concord). Water drains down.
X Rewarding companies like Tract, who choose land in areas that need to be annexed into a town, knowing that the surrounding residents do not vote for those elected officials who are making these decisions (even though we have friends and family who do vote for them.).
X Lack of respect for families who have been here for generations, and historic places, such as the historic Goodman Farm, historic Coddle Creek ARP church, and other adjacent property owners.
X Viewing the rural way of life as less than and thus conceptualizing it as an opportunity for destructive rezoning rather than advocating for keeping the beauty of a residential agricultural area. We are not underutilized. We are perfectly utilized. Again, not underutilized. Perfectly utilized. Instead of allowing our area to be destroyed, consider protecting it instead.
X Traffic increase and roads already needing repaving.
X This is creating a death by a thousand cuts situation. Each small, seeming inconsequential step to the town, incrementally result in our rural way of life being destroyed. Please realize, we moved here for a reason. We do not want your way of life. History has shown mistake after mistake. Some have lived elsewhere and then actively chose what we have instead. During the planning board meeting, Tract made it seem like small steps didn’t matter because many more were ahead. This is just not true. Every decision leading to the end of this area matters.
X Lawsuits against towns who have approved zoning changes for Tract have begun, and will most likely continue.
I thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
I am writing again to oppose the data center at Patterson Farm Road. I want my water. I want my view. I want low energy costs. I want my area to stay quiet. I can hear the dragstrip and go karts running, at times, and that's more than enough.
I do not want a data center having access to our water with their high water consumption.
I do not want the data center to be able to have buildings 100' high. Nor light pollution.
I do not want to hear the constant humming or back up generators running all night.
Please do your research and see that Tract and data centers are involved in lawsuits.
Tract has NOT provided research. This is their way of avoiding responsibility to towns and their residents.
Please do not approve this zoning change.
Sincerely,
To The Mooresville Board of Commissioners:
Say no to rezoning!
The implications of this request from residential zoning of the land to flex industrial poses significant risks to our community's long-term health, environment, infrastructure, and quality of life.
Rezoning this land to "flex industrial" would be a critical misstep. While “flex” zoning might sound adaptable and innocuous, in practice it opens the door to heavy industrial uses—most notably, data centers.
The town would lose meaningful control over what types of developments could occupy the land, making it nearly impossible to enforce community standards or manage unintended consequences. It is often irreversible and opens the door to additional industrialization undercutting years of thoughtful town planning aimed at maintaining the unique blend of rural charm and residential stability. Town planning, which included resident input.
While data centers may appear “clean” on the surface, their hidden costs are staggering. First and foremost, data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. A single large facility can draw tens of megawatts of power and use millions of gallons of water weekly for cooling. This strain on local utilities can drive up costs for residents and potentially lead to shortages during peak demand periods.
Environmentally, the carbon footprint of data centers is considerable. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers and data transmission networks account for 1–1.5% of global electricity use—and that number is growing rapidly. Many proposed data centers in North Carolina have been tied to increased greenhouse gas emissions due to reliance on fossil fuels, as renewable infrastructure remains limited.
Moreover, data centers contribute little to the local economy in terms of jobs or community engagement. Most require only a handful of full-time employees and contribute minimal tax revenue when compared to the infrastructure and utility support they demand from municipalities.
Finally, the presence of such a facility near residential areas undermines property values and degrades the rural aesthetic that defines our community. It invites noise, traffic (especially during construction), and long-term risks with very limited upside for residents.
For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the request from Earnhardt Farms LLC to annex into the town limits and oppose any future attempts to rezone the land to flex industrial. Our community deserves responsible, transparent development that reflects our shared values and protects our natural and economic resources.
Best Regards,
Dear Commissioners:
Why is the path from the sewage treatment plant to the site on Patterson Farm Road already identified?!
I would like to see the studies and documents provided to you by Duke and other agencies stating that the potential draw on water and electricity are not going to cause a problem for Patterson Farm Road residents nor increase the bills of Town residents. Our research indicates that there is a potential for damage to our wells out here and that bills will increase for the Town residents.
Again, I request you take a pause, do the necessary independent 3rd party research before you take detrimental actions that residents will have to pay for long after you are voted out of office.
It is a appauling that the town is making decisions before the project has gone through the necessary lawful process.
A concerned resident,
Dear Commissioners:
Good morning! I am writing to ask that you require documentation and third party consultant data to evaluate Tract's claims about water usage, power usage, and other impacts to the greater Mooresville community. Please do your due diligence and not just rely only on the claims of a multimillion dollar company looking to capitalize on municipalities with weak regulations and quite frankly, passive board members.
Thank you,
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Dear Commissioners:
Not only are towns being sued by residents, but towns are being sued by data centers.
"These data centers come in and promote the value of data centers to our community in the amount of taxes that we’ll gain, and then they sit there and fight the amount of money they’re supposed to pay in taxes,” Gordy said.
PLEASE deny rezoning for the data center.
Best Wishes,
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To the Mooresville Board of Commissioners:
Please consider drought conditions as another reason to deny the rezoning for a data center off of Patterson Farm Road. A 24'x24'x4' swimming pool takes roughly 14,000 gallons to fill. I would not refill mine in a drought.
A medium sized data center uses around 300,000 to 450,000 gallons daily.
400 residences at an average of 200 gallons a water is 80,000 gallons daily, that the town or county can influence.
These data centers will not stop when we are in drought conditions.
They will take public water from the town; and I suspect that they will then take from our aquifer or Coddle Creek (which supplies Don Howell Reservoir for Concord and Kannapolis) if restrictions are placed on their town water usage. No amount of tax money is worth this potentially hazardous condition to the actual residents of Mooresville.
A highly concerned resident,
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