Update-  they are really trying to push this through.  Please show up Thursday,  1/22 in Frederick @ Winchester Hall. 7 pm.  The more bodies the better.  If you can't make it, write to the board or call in the night of the meeting and voice your opinion.   We need you!

Update-  Lightpath requested a “continuance”. What this means is that the application will not be on the Agenda for Thursday (10/23) evening and there will be no discussion regarding B-25-23 at the Hearing. The Hearing date will be November 20, 2025.

For generations, my family's proudly tilled acres of fertile land in Creagerstown, Maryland, which they hand down through family lines, cultivating everything from corn to soybeans. This land is not just soil, but a tapestry of memories, hard work, and shared prosperity—a cornerstone of our community’s agricultural heritage. However, a looming threat now casts a shadow over our rural way of life: proposals to construct of 3  colossal data centers on these cherished fields threaten to destroy the essence of our countryside.

Creagerstown is renowned for its lush, productive farmland, central to our local economy and community identity. Swapping this for cooling towers and server racks is not just an affront to those of us who have sustained this land but a peril to the environmental health and food security of our region. Agriculture is an essential pillar of our area, and paving over it to benefit multinational corporations ignores the ecological and economic importance of our working land.

The environmental implications are severe. A modern data center consumes incredibly vast amounts of water and electricity, resources vital for farming and community needs. The heavy infrastructural changes required will more than likely disrupt local ecosystems permanently, affecting native plant and animal species that depend on our landscape for survival. Not to mention, the increase in carbon emissions goes against our goals of promoting sustainable rural living.

Our goal is to maintain our agricultural heritage, preserve our environment, sustainably manage our resources, and continue to feed our community and beyond. Therefore, we are calling upon the local government of Creagerstown and the relevant planning authorities to rethink this decision. There are numerous viable alternative locations for data centers that do not sacrifice our precious farmland and adhere to the larger schemes of urban infrastructures better equipped to support such developments.

Please join us in protecting our land and lifestyle from becoming another casualty of modernization. By signing this petition, you advocate for sustainable decisions that respect traditional farming practices and prioritize community needs over external corporate interests. Sign now to save Creagerstown's farmland from development and keep our country land, country!