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Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus

Griffin, Spalding County, GA

ApprovedVariance, rezoning and special exception approved 4-0 on January 22, 2026; two residents' lawsuits pending in Spalding County Superior Court as of September 2026
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

The Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus is a planned campus of 10 two-story data center buildings totaling 4.986 million sq ft on 189 acres at 5745 and 5841 Jackson Road in Spalding County, outside Griffin, about 1.5 miles from I-75, proposed by Wallace Jackson LLC; a state Development of Regional Impact review estimated its value at build-out at $3.65 billion. The Spalding County Board of Commissioners approved a watershed and wetlands variance, a rezoning and a special exception, each 4-0, on January 22, 2026, and nearby residents filed two lawsuits against the county in Spalding County Superior Court on February 17, 2026. As of September 2026 the lawsuits were awaiting a ruling on a joint motion by the county and developer, and the county said it had no land disturbance permit submittals for its approved data center sites.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site size189 acres [1]
Wallace Jackson Industrial Park; county agenda lists two parcels of approximately 139.63 and 50.03 acres
Source excerpt
“The data center campus will be spread over 189 acres in the Wallace Jackson Industrial Park on the north side of Jackson Road at Wallace Road.”
Floor area4,986,000 sq ft [1]
10 buildings ranging from 297,000 to 780,000 sq ft (site plan)
Source excerpt
“The site plan from owner Wallace Jackson LLC shows 10 data centers of sizes ranging from 297,000 square feet all the way to 780,000 square feet, for a total of 4.986 million square feet.”
Buildings10 [2]
two-story data center buildings
Source excerpt
“The site plan shows 10 two-story data centers of sizes ranging from 297,000 square feet all the way to 780,000 square feet, for a total of 4.986 million square feet.”
Stated investment$3.65 billion [1]
Estimated value at build-out from the state Development of Regional Impact review, which also estimated $51.656 million in annual local tax revenue at build-out; the AJC reported the project as $3.7 billion and FOX 5 Atlanta and DatacenterDynamics as $3.9 billion
Source excerpt
“A state Development of Regional Impact provided an estimated value at build out of $3.65 billion, with estimated annual local tax revenues at build out to be $51.656 million.”
Target completionFull build-out by 2035 [6]
per the Development of Regional Impact filing; the developer estimates a 10-year build-out
Source excerpt
“The project could reach full build-out by 2035, according to the filing.”

Water

Coolingclosed-loop water system (required by county) [1]
Source excerpt
“Commissioner Dutton verified that the closed loop water system the county requires will recycle the water and not use evaporation cooling.”

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteSpalding County Board of Commissioners approved the variance, rezoning and special exception in three 4-0 votes at its January 22, 2026 zoning public hearing; one commissioner absent [1]
Source excerpt
“The Spalding County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the third data center campus in the county. The vote came at their Jan. 22 zoning public hearing.”
ZoningRezoned from C-2 (Manufacturing) to C-1C (Manufacturing - Light) for a data center campus, with a special exception for a data center campus and a variance from the exclusion of data centers in S-2 watershed and S-4 wetlands protection districts [4]
applications 25-29Z (rezoning), 25-17S (special exception) and 26-05V (variance)
Source excerpt
“The applicant is requesting to rezone from C-2 (Manufacturing) to C-1C (Manufacturing - Light) for a data center campus.”
Parcel / address5745 and 5841 Jackson Road (Parcels 216 01004 and 216 01004A), Land Lots 25 & 40 of the 2nd Land District [4]
Source excerpt
“Wallace Jackson, LLC, owner, 5745 and 5841 Jackson Road (Parcels 216 01004 and 216 01004A); both located in Land Lots 25 & 40 of the 2nd Land District, consisting of approximately 139.63 and 50.03 acres respectively.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Lawsuits

Gregory Berns et al. lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning)pending [2]
Residents living near the site ask the court to declare the January 22, 2026 zoning decision invalid and vacate it, alleging arbitrary and capricious action, due process violations and violations of the county's own data center, watershed and wetlands rules.
Superior Court of Spalding County · filed Feb 17, 2026
Source excerpt
“Complainants in the first lawsuit are listed as Gregory Berns, Mike Wallace, Linda Smith, individually, and as Co-Trustee of the Lamb Family Trust, Julie Fox, and Mary Cole Braun.”
Samuel Weeks and Denise Parrish lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning)pending [2]
A second petition by nearby residents makes the same challenge to the January 22, 2026 zoning decision.
Superior Court of Spalding County · filed Feb 17, 2026
Source excerpt
“Petitioners in the second lawsuit are listed as Samuel Weeks and Denise Parrish.”

Timeline

  1. Spalding County Planning Commission hearing on the data center rezoning is tabled over what the county zoning attorney called a legal issue [8]

  2. Developer completes a Development of Regional Impact filing, triggering state infrastructure review [5]

  3. Variance, rezoning and special exception applications on the agenda of a Spalding County Planning and Appeals Commission special called meeting [9]

  4. Spalding County Board of Commissioners approves the variance, rezoning and special exception, each 4-0 [1]

  5. Nearby residents file two lawsuits against Spalding County in Spalding County Superior Court challenging the zoning decision [2]

  6. Plaintiffs' attorney says the parties are awaiting the judge's decision on a joint motion filed by the county and developer [3]

  7. County community development director says the county has received no applications, plans or other submittals for a land disturbance permit at its approved data center sites [3]

Issues raised

  • Residents, the Altamaha Riverkeeper and the Flint Riverkeeper raised concerns about drinking water, possible well contamination from blasting granite on the site, diesel and glycol storage, construction traffic and home values [1]
  • The lawsuits allege the variance violated a 2024 county rule that data centers shall not be located in S-2, S-3 or S-4 sensitive land districts, that the county approved the zoning before the state DRI public comment period expired, and that traffic studies and a DOT curb-cut approval were lacking [2]
  • A county staff report said the site has the fewest residences around it of the county's three data center sites and flagged the entrance off Wallace Road as a concern [9]
  • County officials said the project could help lower residents' taxes; resident Gregory Berns said it would take farmland, provide few jobs and risk polluting water [7]
  • The developer's attorney said an end user has shown interest but non-disclosure agreements prevent naming it [3]

Sources

  1. Third data center campus in Spalding County approved by commissioners
    The Griffin Daily News · Jan 31, 2026 · news
  2. Lawsuits filed against Spalding County following approval of 3rd data center
    The Griffin Daily News · Feb 21, 2026 · news
  3. Are data centers dead in Spalding County?
    The Griffin Daily News · Sep 3, 2026 · news
  4. Planning Commission - Regular Meeting (January 12, 2026 agenda)
    Spalding County · Jan 12, 2026 · government
  5. What's $3.7B and larger than 3 malls? Georgia's next potential data center.
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Jan 8, 2026 · news
  6. Application filed for 5 million sq ft data center campus outside Atlanta, Georgia
    DatacenterDynamics · Jan 7, 2026 · news
  7. Spalding County approves massive $3.9B Data center near Atlanta
    FOX 5 Atlanta · Jan 23, 2026 · news
  8. Third data center campus rezoning tabled until January
    The Griffin Daily News · Dec 2, 2025 · news
  9. Spalding County planning commission to hear data center request Jan. 12
    The Griffin Daily News · Jan 10, 2026 · news

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Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/wallace-jackson-data-center-campus-griffin-ga
MLA“Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/wallace-jackson-data-center-campus-griffin-ga.
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