Safeguarding Martin County’s
Health, Safety, Welfare, and
Environment A Comprehensive
Case Against the Proposed Silver
Fox 606 AI/Data Center Project
Urgent Recommendation for
Denial and 12-Month
Moratorium

March 2026

To the Board of County Commissioners of Martin County, the Mayor and Council of the Village of Indiantown, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Stuart, the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Sewall’s Point, the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Ocean Breeze, and all elected municipal officials in Martin County:

The proposed Silver Fox 606 AI/data center project — a 2+ million square foot campus on 606.56 acres at 13820 Silver Fox Road / 18320 SW Silver Fox Ln in Indiantown — remains in pre-application stage only. No formal building permit or site plan approval has been issued as of March 2026. Public hearings may begin as early as March 2026 through the Village of Indiantown Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board and Village Council.

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Approved Wetland Determination letter dated November 3, 2025, confirms 234.27 acres of wetlands and 5.59 acres of other surface waters (totaling nearly 240 acres of water features), a confirmed bald eagle nest on the property, and documented activity of protected species including wood storks, sandhill cranes, white-tailed deer, and Osceola wild turkeys. These findings underscore the severe environmental risks, including permanent loss of wetlands, disruption of protected wildlife habitat, persistent infrasound and low-frequency noise from 24/7 HVAC and diesel backup generators linked to sleep disruption, chronic stress, cardiovascular strain,hypertension, and neuroinflammation, massive water and energy demands that strain the local aquifer and the FPL grid, increased traffic burdens, and significantly overstated economic benefits.

The developers’ claim of “approximately 400 jobs” is misleading. The vast majority of these positions are temporary construction roles during phased build-out. Permanent operational jobs in highly automated AI data centers are minimal — typically 20–50 on-site positions — and represent extremely inefficient job creation when measured against investment (national data shows $13 million or more per permanent job in similar facilities). These limited gains do not offset the damage to public health, safety, welfare, environmental integrity, and rural quality of life.

This report presents a clear and urgent recommendation: deny approval of the Silver Fox 606 project and adopt a 12-month moratorium on large-scale data centers within your jurisdiction. Draft moratorium language is provided in Appendix C and can be easily adapted for the county or any municipality. The Florida Senate’s unanimous passage of SB 484 on February 26, 2026 provides additional legal tools for local control, public notice, and protection of ratepayers from utility cost shifts.

Your immediate and coordinated action is essential to protect Martin County.

Respectfully,

Eric D. Miller TalkAboutMartin.com