Project Gracie (Coosa)
A seven-building, roughly 2.4 million sq ft Atlas Development campus on about 200 acres near Coosa schools that Floyd commissioners rezoned to heavy industrial in May 2025. Also known as: Atlas Coosa data center.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Floyd commissioners approved rezoning 156 Vann Drive and adjoining parcels from suburban residential to heavy industrial, limited to data center use, with lighting and noise limits, a 100-foot undisturbed buffer and the 200-foot southern buffer kept. (WRGA News, May 27, 2025; Floyd County Board of Commissioners, May 27, 2025)
A regional-impact filing (DRI 4448) described seven buildings and about 2.4 million sq ft, finished by December 2032; the Rome-Floyd planning commission recommended approval. (Bisnow, May 5, 2025; Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Oct. 30, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- The planning commission vote is reported as 4-3 (Bisnow) but shown as 5-2 on the county agenda.
- The commissioners' vote count could not be confirmed (minutes link returned 404).
- MW not stated; acreage (about 200) is from Bisnow.
- The site is described as next to Coosa Middle School (Bisnow) and near Coosa High School (WRGA).
- The current landowner is described as a family living trust; not named here. WRGA reported the land was sold by the Floyd County Board of Education.
The full record
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)