A Kentucky mother and daughter rejected multimillion-dollar offers for their farmland from unidentified developers
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The proposed data center project could bring 400 full-time jobs and over 1,500 construction jobs to Mason County
Both women cited concerns about transparency and the impact on their community as reasons for refusing the offers
A mother and daughter have together rejected over $26 million for their farms in Kentucky.
Ida Huddleston has turned down multiple offers from a tech giant, consisting of $60,000 per acre for her 71-acre property, according toLEX 18.
The proposed buyers? Developers for a large data center project that have not publicly been identified.
But Huddleston, who, according to theDaily Mail, is 82 years old, isn't budging, calling the offers "mind harassment," per LEX 18.
Following suit is her daughter, Delsia Bare, who has turned down a $48,000-an-acre offer for her 463-acre property, the local news outlet reported.
"When they will not reveal who they are, that's a major player in what you're going to do with the rest of your life if you are stuck here or even if you are leaving here," said Bare. She is 54, per theDaily Mail.
In a similar fashion, Huddleston has one message for the Fortune 100 company: "I don't want your money, I don't need your money."
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She is concerned, though, about those who live around her as she says, "They're gonna be affected by it."
The data center would be located at Big Pond Pike in Mason County and would create 400 full-time positions, along with more than 1,500 construction jobs, according to LEX 18.
Mason County Fiscal Court is still reviewing the project, per the outlet.
Tyler McHugh, economic development director for the Maysville-Mason County Industrial Development Authority, however, told LEX 18 that "As far as jobs would go, they would become if not our largest employer, definitely top three."
Bare guesses there won't be "over 50 and they won't even be here at this building when it's said and done."
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But regardless of what happens, Huddleston told LEX 18 one thing is clear: "I'm staying put."
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