Westlake Town Council Votes Tonight on the Circle T Data Center Deal Tied to Keller's $1.8 Million Settlement
The 1.1 million-square-foot project would rise on nearly 88 acres near U.S. 377 and Westport Parkway, about 506 feet from the backyards of Keller's Lakes at Marshall Ridge. Keller's settlement carries $1.8 million for noise work and gives the city enforceable monitoring rights across its border — and it does not stop the project.
The Westlake Town Council meets at 5 p.m. Thursday to vote on the final development agreement for the Circle T data center, a roughly 1.1 million-square-foot project on nearly 88 acres near U.S. 377 and Westport Parkway.
The site sits about 506 feet from the backyards of Keller residents in the Lakes at Marshall Ridge neighborhood. On Nov. 5, after unanimous Keller City Council approval, Keller's city manager finalized settlement terms with Circle T Owner LP and the Town of Westlake, according to the City of Keller.
The settlement includes $1.8 million for noise monitoring, evaluation and mitigation, environmental efforts, municipal programs benefiting Keller residents, and Keller Fire Rescue. It grants Keller enforceable rights to monitor and address noise and screening beyond its own borders — and it does not prohibit construction of the data center.
Dallas Focal reports the agreement also carries enforceable noise limits, regular noise monitoring, landscaping and emissions controls for backup generators, and that the Lakes at Marshall Ridge homeowners association agreed to dismiss its lawsuit; the project is projected to produce about $5 million a year for Westlake in its first decade. Northline adds a 10-foot landscaped berm, quarterly noise monitoring for the first three operating years, EPA Tier 4 generator controls with daytime-only testing, and $76,000 toward Keller's attorney and consultant costs, with no Westlake taxpayer money going toward the settlement.
