The Franklin County Rural Coalition brings residents together to protect rural land, water, wildlife, and quality of life for past, present and future generations.
Upcoming Events
MARCH 17
Data Protest
TUESDAY
Union, MO
4PM
Click Here for more Details
MARCH 17
Planning & Zoning
TUESDAY
Meeting
6PM
UNION HIGH SCHOOL
MARCH 1
Town Hall Meeting
SUNDAY
Franklin County Baptist Association
3 pm - 5 pm
MAX 350 MUST RSVP
WEEKLY
FCRC Zoom
FRIDAYS
Meetings
2PM
Those who will show up weekly and help to do sunshine requests, research etc this space would be good for them!
If you'd like to join our Friday meetings please email FCRCMO@Outlook.com
JAN 20
Planning & Zoning
TUESDAY
Meeting
7PM
Results: Tabled for 6 months
No Data Centers in Franklin County Merchandise
This store is operated by Pacific ROOT Coalition, LLC (Residents Organizing for Our Tomorrow) and Franklin County Rural Coalition.
These organizations were formed by local residents to organize, educate, and advocate for responsible land use and infrastructure decisions that protect our community’s future.
While data centers are often presented as isolated developments, their real-world impacts extend far beyond a single parcel of land. Noise and light pollution, water strain, power grid stress, environmental risk, and declining property values affect surrounding neighborhoods and the region as a whole.
Proceeds from merchandise sales will be used by Pacific ROOT Coalition, LLC and Franklin County Rural Coalition to support community organizing, public information efforts, and necessary legal and professional services, ensuring these proposed developments receive proper scrutiny before irreversible harm is done.
This is about transparency, accountability, and giving residents a collective voice in decisions that shape our tomorrow.
Merchandise Pickup Information
Local pickup only
Dean Auto Cleaning
211 S. 3rd Street
Pacific, MO 63069
Order by 2/16 to Pickup for the 2/25 meeting: February 18–25
Franklin County Planning & Zoning 3-17-26
Once we are provided links available we will post here.
Elliot Davis TV at Franklin County Chambers trying to get Answers
In Franklin County Trying to catch up with Presiding Commissioner Dave Shatz to talk about the controversy over the proposed Data Center many Citizens are fighting tooth and nail. One member of planning and zoning Bill Mclaren owns a plot of land that would become a Data Center
He’s recused himself from voting
Elliot Davis Bringing Awareness During Peaceful Protest
In Franklin County where residents fighting Data Center. But the landowner who owns the land he wants to become a data center, sits on the Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission that will decide whether to giant center the go ahead.
I’m meeting with residents fighting this deal. Click here from another post on the day.
Pacific MO Board of Alderman Meeting 3/3/26
Pacific, MO Board of Aldermen Meeting 3/3/26
Current Initiatives
Legal Representation
Franklin County Rural Coalition is being represented by Great Rivers Environmental Law Center - https://greatriverslaw.org/
Town Hall 3-1-2026
Franklin County Rural Coalition's had a great turnout at their first town hall meeting at Franklin County Baptist Association.
Public Awareness
Franklin County Rural Coalition was formed and the community unites to expand the reach of awareness as this does not just effect direct neighbors, the city, the county but all surrounding communities. Without real answers and specific plans we are left with comparing to cities that have similar experiences that has raised concern with power, water, and pollution.
Elliot Davis joined a small local group in Pacific, MO to spread the word on the lack of transparency of the plans.
Click Here to view post.
Franklin County now facing 2 Data Center proposals!
Two days after the Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a proposed data center in Villa Ridge for six months, a concerned citizen mailed letters to nearby residents stating that the neighboring farm had begun the process of annexing the property for potential sale as a data center site.
On Tuesday, January 27, a $16 billion data park was formally proposed, raising significant questions within the community.
How it Started
In early 2026, Franklin County, Missouri residents learned that more than 600 acres of generational farmland, located in Villa Ridge were slated for rezoning to make way for a large-scale data center.
The community was given less than a week to respond. There was no broad public awareness. No meaningful outreach. No real time for families to understand what was being proposed. But neighbors showed up anyway.
In the span of days, word spread across Franklin County. Farmers, parents, retirees, and lifelong residents packed the Franklin County Planning & Zoning meeting, many attending a county meeting for the first time in their lives.
What united us was simple:
Industrial-scale data centers do not belong on our rural land, and they do not belong in Franklin County.
This land is not empty acreage. It is generational farmland. It is wildlife habitat. It holds our water resources. It supports families, animals, and ecosystems that cannot simply be replaced once paved over. Out of that meeting, the Franklin County Rural Coalition was formed. We stand in opposition to industrial-scale data center development in Franklin County. We are advocating for transparency, accountability, and land-use decisions that protect our land, water, wildlife, infrastructure, and quality of life - for past, present, and future generations.
Donations
Anyone donating should click: dedicate this gift: in honor of: Franklin County Rural Coalition
We are ready to accept donations! We have secured Great Rivers Environmental Law as our fiscal sponsor and they will be accepting and holding donation money on our behalf.
WHY did we choose this option?
1) We are essentially a not-for-profit, but that takes time to set up and we simply don't have it. Creating an LLC would be fast, but because those are typically for profit organizations, we don't want any tax problems later on or questions about where the money went.
2) As our Legal Counsel for this matter, Great Rivers Environmental Law will hire any experts or secure any studies or reports on our behalf. It will streamline the payment process.
3) Great Rivers Environmental Law is a 501(c)(3), so any donation you give is fully tax deductible for YOU!
Ready to donate to help in this fight against data centers in Franklin County?
* Once you choose your donation amount, check mark the box for "Dedicate this Gift" and then select "In Honor Of".
* Add "Franklin County Rural Coalition" in the recognize line.
Thank you for your help and support -- Let's go get 'em!
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