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08/19/2026

Monday night's commissioner meeting was packed; standing room only.

Residents confronted elected officials over the massive data center project planned for Lower Moncure Road — while the board read a resolution punting responsibility for regulating data centers to the state legislature.

An application for an 11-building campus is still with the county's Technical Review Committee and hasn't been approved yet, meaning there's still time for a moratorium, or a stop to accepting or approving applications for data center developers for a set period of time.

Even with nearly 30 speakers and a commissioner who tried to push a moratorium — and got shut down almost immediately due to procedural necessities — it appears Lee County leadership is pushing ahead.

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A packed Board of Commissioners meeting saw elected officials trudge ahead with a massive data center complex despite wide and sustained public outrage

08/02/2026

A data center that's grown from one building to 11, a petition past 2,500 signatures, and a community preparing for what August could mean.

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05/12/2026

Nondisclosure agreements kept a land deal secret for months. Internal emails show officials were preparing for a Microsoft data center.

05/12/2026

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04/17/2026

Update as of 12:30 PM ET April 17: Lee County said Friday it was unable to reach an agreement with MedEx Medical Transport on EMS franchise terms and is now pursuing another provider to avoid service disruption.

MedEx releases statement indicating complications and impasse with Lee County.

04/17/2026

Dillon Lowe, the CEO of MedEx, in an emailed response to The Curious Scout on Thursday, said that the draft contract that Lee County wanted MedEx to sign included language that could allow the county to suspend payments without clear standards or a cure period, expand staffing and reporting requirements beyond the original bid, and impose restrictions that MedEx says conflict with state law on credentialing waivers.

Lee County’s plan to transition EMS service from FirstHealth of the Carolinas to MedEx Medical Transport is under strain after the company said negotiations with the county remain at an impasse over contract terms ahead of a planned July 1 start date.

The chief executive shared that the company has not withdrawn from the process and remains willing to sign an agreement, but said county staff gave it roughly three business days to accept a contract “as drafted” or the county would move in a different direction.

According to MedEx, “That deadline has now passed, and the County has indicated it is proceeding with a different option.”

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MedEx releases statement indicating complications and impasse with Lee County.