City Council Meeting, May 12, 2026
Votes on Public listening session on proposed Project Stratus AI data center
What happened
This was a public-input listening session on the proposed 'Project Stratus' hyperscale AI data center near Lawley/Lolly Road in Conway (developer: Forge Light Ventures LLC / Forge Light LLC, on roughly 762 acres, carrying a 65% property tax abatement for 30 years).
- Jurisdiction
- Conway, AR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Meeting Summary
This was a public-input listening session on the proposed 'Project Stratus' hyperscale AI data center near Lawley/Lolly Road in Conway (developer: Forge Light Ventures LLC / Forge Light LLC, on roughly 762 acres, carrying a 65% property tax abatement for 30 years).
Key Decisions (2)
Public listening session on proposed Project Stratus AI data center
Purchase of mid-mount aerial ladder fire truck
Development Activity (1)
Project Stratus AI data center
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Conway is in a historic drought (first water-limitation recommendation in…
Commercial Demand
A billion-dollar hyperscale AI data center backed by Fortune 100-level…
Sentiment
Strong organized public opposition (a petition with over 1,000 signatures,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: a councilmember and 16 members of the public.
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