Effingham County lawsuit over Project Camellia

AI · First reported 9 Nov, 14:40 · Updated 16:28

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Three Effingham County residents are suing OpenAI, county officials and other parties over the proposed Project Camellia data center and its land deal. Their complaint alleges the project and related decisions were kept from public scrutiny; the claims have not been proven in court.

The complaint, filed Nov. 6 in Effingham County State Court, names three residents and alleges a coordinated effort to keep the project and land transaction secret. The county commissioners’ spokesperson said the board does not comment on pending litigation.
The complaint describes Project Camellia as four proposed buildings totaling about 4.4 million square feet on roughly 1,440 acres, with a reported cost of about $20 billion.
The plaintiffs seek damages, fees and a jury trial, alleging misconduct involving nondisclosure agreements, a land transfer and a zoning ordinance. The article says the allegations have not been proven in court.

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Key facts

Filing: The complaint was filed Nov. 6 in Effingham County State Court.
Plaintiffs: Dr. Michelle Finch-Mincey, Lehman Mincey Jr. and Raymond Carver.
Proposed project: Four buildings totaling about 4.4 million square feet on about 1,440 acres.
Reported cost: About $20 billion.
Zoning allegation: The complaint alleges Ordinance 2026-352 was adopted Aug. 4 without two required public hearings.