Overhue v. Benton County (Second Missouri Developer Fights a County Data Center Moratorium in Court)
Developer Trent Overhue and his company NSI6 LLC asked a Missouri court for a temporary restraining order against Benton County's six-month, August 10, 2026 moratorium on new data center development, in arguments heard September 2, 2026. Overhue had committed on July 23, 2026 to purchase land for a data center project in the county but had not yet closed on the property, which the county argues places his project squarely within the moratorium's scope.
Why it matters
Illustrates how a gap between signing a land purchase agreement and closing can leave a developer exposed to an intervening local moratorium, in contrast to a developer who already holds a project-specific written zoning approval. Together with parallel disputes in Greene and Montgomery counties, the case shows Missouri emerging as an early test bed for how quickly data center siting friction turns into litigation.
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