Mooresville is set to deny Teresa Earnhardt’s rezoning request for a $30 billion data center in east Mooresville if the measure comes to a vote Sept. 15, Mayor Chris Carney said Friday.

In an exclusive interview with The Charlotte Observer, Carney said he and the six town commissioners can’t support the Mooresville Technology Park rezoning without knowing which tech giant will buy, own and operate the center on Earnhardt’s 300 acres, and their tax-incentive and other demands.

Teresa Earnhardt is the widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt.

Carney votes in case of a 3-3 deadlock by the commissioners.

Carney said he informed data center developer Tract, based in Denver, Colorado, of the board’s likely rejection of the request. Tract can choose to request that its request be pulled fr

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