This is Chisholm Trail country —our community is made up of Centennial Farms, wheatbelt prairie, ground that has fed this country for generations. Right now, the City of Piedmont is planning to annex/deannex parcels to potentially pave the way to change the Future Land Use Map by rezoning roughly 2,400+acres of it into industrial land for two hyperscale data centers:

• Beltline — 321+ acres in Kingfisher County

• Cloverleaf “Project Open Sky” —  633+ acres in Canadian County

Both developers have left the community with more questions than answers. The full scope of these projections and their association to one another is still up in the air. Once you add in the substations, BESS battery fields, transmission corridors, and staggering water demand, the real footprint reaches across Kingfisher, Canadian, and Logan counties — and every community that shares these aquifers. If you live in Piedmont, Kingfisher, Okarche, Cashion, Yukon, Edmond, Crescent, Mulhall, or Guthrie, this fight belongs to you too. No one should worry about resource depletion or eminent domain risks while so many questions are left unanswered. 

When farmland like ours is stripped and built out for industrial use, it doesn’t come back. It gets damaged and devalued.

In an area where the the heart of America’s agricultural history runs straight through what they are proposing to build over, we should all be working together to preserve these properties. The farmers, ranchers, dairies, and many businesses are already here contributing to growing our communities and paying taxes that fuel sustainable, safe growth; industrial rezoning displaces them, it doesn’t add to them.

Of most importance is how we will chose to protect our natural resources for the generations to come. Our families’ futures are intimately tied to how much water and resources are available for years to come. Piedmont’s drinking water has already shown uranium exceedances and all of the surrounding counties have been battling shortages and quality issues for years. Shell Creek is on the federal impaired waters list. Whooping cranes migrate through these lands. Native plant species have been returning, thriving, and restoring our already stressed soils. Stacking two hyperscale facilities on a system already showing strain isn’t development — it’s a gamble with everyone’s well being and livelihoods.

Underneath it all is a process that has been rushed and questionable. Notice defects forced the May 4 hearing to be rescheduled. Questionable public notices processes. Emergency ordinances stripped our Charter §2-14-C referendum rights. The PUD applications were received and reviewed before the industrial zoning district legally even existed. We deserve time to learn how these emerging industries really work alongside or against our communities and we need your help ensuring due process is protected. Not to protect just the citizens but the cities and counties involved. 

Oklahoma farmland is not a test site for unproven companies. We deserve a seat at the table.

We’re asking the City to:

• weigh all the research, articles of evidence, petitions and community feed back regarding the Future Land Use Map changes, the Beltline and Cloverleaf PUDs,  related annexations/deannexations and other related projects

• explain on record what emergencies justified our Charter §2-14-C referendum rights being bypassed

• Require independent review of drinking/potable water availability and quality, aquifers, power, roads, infrastructure, health and property value impacts 

• Honor the transparency and ethical standards you took an oath to uphold

The results of this petition will be shared with the Piedmont Planning & Zoning Commission, the City Council, and the county, state, and federal officials whose constituents will live with the consequences.

📍 Planning & Zoning Hearing

Monday, June 1, 2026 — 6:00 PM

Piedmont Area Veterans Association, 240 Edmond Road

Sign this petition. Show up. Share.

 Residents of Kingfisher, Canadian, and Logan counties are encouraged to participate by signing and sharing this Change.org link and showing up to meetings make your voices heard. 

This is our David & Goliath moment and we need your help standing tall in the face of insurmountable challenges!