Sun This Week (Dakota County) reports…

The Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development in Farmington will halt its lawsuit today against the city of Farmington, the Farmington School District, and Tract Land Development of Colorado due to the increasing costs of the litigation.

“The merits of the lawsuit are valid, but the ongoing high costs of litigation are no longer sustainable by the few residents who have personally shouldered the legal costs to keep the lawsuit alive,” said Cathy Johnson, chair of the CRDCD.

The Coalition is a group of residents opposed to the 2.5 million-square-foot data center concept that has been proposed to be built near residential neighborhoods.

The Coalition’s decision to withdraw from the lawsuit does not affect the Castle Rock Township’s companion lawsuit against Farmington that challenges the breach of the Orderly Annexation Agreement.

More information on the Castle Rock Township’s lawsuit…

The Farmington City Council approved in December 2024 a final planned unit development with Tract to build up to 12 data center buildings in a $5 billion project. The data center end user has not yet been identified.

Castle Rock Township Board voted unanimously to sue the city of Farmington on Jan. 14, 2025, accusing the city of violating the orderly annexation agreement when it granted the approval. Castle Rock’s move followed a Dakota County judge’s November 2024 approval of an injunction that halted the technology park project.

The article goes on with greater detail.