Sources & References
A complete index of the official documents, government records, legal filings, news sources, and research used throughout this website. All claims made on nodatacentercitrus.org are grounded in publicly available sources.
About this index: Sources are organized by category. Where a source is a publicly accessible URL, it is linked directly. Where documents are filed with government agencies, the relevant agency and filing reference is noted. This index is updated as new materials are reviewed and added to the site.
Active Planning Applications
The formal applications filed with Citrus County that are the subject of this advocacy effort.
Application CPA-2025-00012
Comprehensive Plan Amendment application filed with Citrus County Growth Management. Proposes to change the land use designation of approximately 800–813 acres in the Holder/Lecanto corridor to Heavy Industrial use.
Citrus County Land Development Applications →Application CPA/AA-2025-00013
Companion zoning amendment application to GPA-2025-00012. Proposes to rezone the subject parcels to Heavy Industrial, enabling large-scale data center or industrial development to proceed by right upon approval.
Citrus County Land Development Applications →Official Citrus County Documents & Records
Citrus County Comprehensive Plan
The foundational land use policy document governing all zoning and development decisions in Citrus County. GPA-2025-00012 proposes to amend this plan. Referenced throughout the site as the framework within which the applications operate.
View Comprehensive Plan — citrusbocc.com →BOCC Meeting Agendas, Minutes & Video Archives
Official Board of County Commissioner meeting agendas, minutes, and video recordings. Source for statements attributed to county officials regarding regulatory preparedness, application status, and public meeting proceedings — including the 10-year facility lifespan statement made at a recent public meeting review.
Search BOCC Records — citrusclerk.portal.civicclerk.com →Citrus County Commissioner District Map
Official BOCC interactive GIS map showing the five commissioner districts. Source for district boundary information and confirmation that the Holder/Lecanto corridor falls within District 4.
Open District Map — maps.citrusbocc.com →Citrus County Active Land Use Applications Map
Official Citrus County GIS map displaying active land use and rezoning applications. Used to locate and verify the parcels subject to GPA-2025-00012 and CPA/AA-2025-00013 in the CR 491 and Tram Road corridor.
Open Land Use Map — maps.citrusbocc.com →Citrus County General Parcel Map
Searchable parcel database used to verify ownership, acreage, zoning, and land use designations for parcels in the Holder/Lecanto corridor, including those controlled by Deltona Corporation.
Open Parcel Map — gis.citrusbocc.com →Printable Commissioner District Maps (PDF)
Downloadable PDF maps of commissioner and school board districts including 2023 precinct boundaries. Used to confirm district assignments for the Holder and Lecanto area.
Download District Maps — votecitrus.gov →Citrus County GIS Printable Maps
Full library of printable PDF maps from the Citrus County GIS Division, including zoning maps and addressing grids used for reference throughout research.
Browse GIS PDFs — gis.citrusbocc.com →Florida State Legislation & Regulation
Florida SB 484 — Data Center Regulations
Florida Senate Bill 484, which proposes statewide data center regulations including water usage disclosure requirements, energy impact controls, and required setbacks from homes and schools. Referenced on the Proposal page as evidence that Florida has not yet established adequate regulatory standards.
View SB 484 — flsenate.gov →Rep. J.J. Grow — Florida House District 23
State Representative for Florida House District 23, which includes the Holder and Lecanto area of Citrus County.
Representative Profile — flhouse.gov →Sen. Dr. Ralph E. Massullo — Florida Senate District 11
State Senator for Florida Senate District 11, covering Citrus County.
Senator Profile — flsenate.gov →Developer Background — Deltona Corporation
Deltona Corporation — Florida Division of Corporations
Active foreign profit corporation registration for Deltona Corporation, based in Ocala, FL. Used to verify corporate status, registered agent, and active standing. Source for the corporation’s classification as a foreign profit corporation subject to Florida’s corporate income tax rate of 5.5%.
Florida Division of Corporations — search.sunbiz.org →Deltona Corporation Property Tax History
Historical legal cases and regulatory records documenting Deltona Corporation’s and its predecessors’ property tax payment history, including landmark cases noting consistent payment of levied taxes to maintain clear titles, and mid-1990s reports of financial distress and delinquent real estate tax periods.
Deltona Corporation Economic Projections — Public Meeting
Economic projections presented by Deltona Corporation at public planning meetings, including claims of approximately 2,500 construction jobs, 825 permanent jobs, and $105 million in property tax revenue. Also source for the stated 10-year operational lifespan noted at the recent public meeting review. These figures are cited on the Proposal page as claims warranting independent verification.
Access Meeting Records — citrusclerk.portal.civicclerk.com →Industry Data, Academic Research & Technical Sources
Technical claims on the Technical Facts page are drawn from publicly available industry data, academic research, and government reports on hyperscale and large-scale data center operations. Ranges reflect variation across facility types and configurations.
Hyperscale Data Center Power Demand Ranges (50–300+ MW)
Power demand figures cited across the site are consistent with publicly documented ranges for hyperscale and large-scale AI data centers from industry analysts, utility filings, and academic sources including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Uptime Institute annual reports, and utility interconnection studies.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — lbl.gov →Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) — Industry Average 1.8L/kWh
The WUE figure of approximately 1.8 liters per kWh is drawn from published industry averages reported by the Green Grid consortium and independent sustainability reports. The 4.3 million gallons per day figure at 100 MW load is derived from this metric. The Floridan Aquifer facts are drawn from USGS aquifer system documentation.
Floridan Aquifer — USGS Water Resources →Low-Frequency Noise (LFN) — WHO & Acoustic Research
Health associations of low-frequency noise including sleep disturbance, stress, and vibration-related effects are drawn from World Health Organization environmental noise guidelines and peer-reviewed acoustic research. LFN propagation characteristics are documented in published noise engineering literature.
WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines — who.int →Data Center Jobs-Per-Acre & Automation Analysis
The jobs-per-acre comparisons and automation analysis are drawn from published economic impact studies, Uptime Institute workforce reports, and independent academic analyses of data center employment density relative to other industrial land uses. The contrast with light industrial and mixed-use commercial uses reflects documented planning benchmarks.
Data Center Lifecycle & Decommissioning
Lifecycle figures (hardware generations turning over every 3–5 years, facilities aging after 10–15 years) are drawn from Uptime Institute annual data center industry surveys and published analyses of large-scale facility decommissioning challenges and costs.
Uptime Institute — uptimeinstitute.com →News Media & Journalism
See Where Data Centers Are Across the US
Business Insider investigation and visualization documenting the scale and geographic distribution of data centers across the United States, including the concentration of internet traffic through a single state (Virginia) and the absence of prior comprehensive federal records on data center count, ownership, and power consumption.
Read Article — businessinsider.com →Federal Representatives
Rep. Gus Bilirakis
U.S. Representative for Florida’s 12th Congressional District, which includes Citrus County.
Official Website — bilirakis.house.gov →Sen. Rick Scott
U.S. Senator for Florida.
Official Website — rickscott.senate.gov →Sen. Ashley Moody
U.S. Senator for Florida.
Official Website — moody.senate.gov →A Note on Research Methodology
All factual claims on this website are drawn from publicly available sources. Technical ranges and industry benchmarks reflect documented variation across facility types — they are not worst-case projections but represent the realistic operational envelope of hyperscale data centers at the scale being proposed.
Economic projections attributed to Deltona Corporation are taken from developer presentations at public meetings. This site does not endorse those projections — it presents them alongside independent industry data so residents can evaluate them critically.
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