Palm Beach County rejects controversial Project Tango AI data center

Palm Beach County commissioners voted 5-1 to reject a proposed 3.6-million-square-foot hyperscale AI data center (Project Tango) near Loxahatchee, citing incompatibility with county zoning and comprehensive plans despite the developer's concessions on size and utility impact. If you're building AI infrastructure at scale, hyperscale data centers now face zoning rejection even after 40% downsizing and utility concessions—local opposition and regulatory drift mean the path from site control to shovel-ready is longer and riskier than permit assumptions suggest. Florida counties are drafting new heavy-industrial regs for AI; other states will follow, and your site approval is now hostage to community vote, not just planning staff.