Dale Earnhardt's wife faces backlash over plans for NASCAR legend's land
Local residents and NASCAR fans on social media have criticized a decision recently made by Dale Earnhardt's widow, Teresa Earnhardt
Mooresville locals are less than pleased after hearing the news Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt, has received approval to build a major data center campus on the land of her late husband, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt.
Earnhardt would have celebrated his 74th birthday last week with his tragic final interview resurfacing online. Earnhardt was tragically killed at the Daytona 500 in 2001, a crash which changed NASCAR forever, while son Dale Earnhardt Jr. has continued his legacy.
Last week, it was confirmed the Mooresville Planning Board voted 4-3 in favor of Earnhardt's wife Teresa Earnhardt's plans, which will see construction begin on building the data center on her 400 wooded acres.
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The data park is set to bring 277 "recession-resistant" jobs to the area, including 195 playing $125,000 a year and will be located in North Carolina in Mooresville.
However, despite this news, there are plenty of people who are not pleased about the news of the data center. Earnhardt, who married Teresa, his third wife in 1982, was a huge nature advocate.
And as a result of the new data center being built on the Earnhardt acres, that will impact heavily upon the wildlife of the area, as well as local residents.
Speaking to the Charlotte Observer, Ellen Abercrombie, whose home borders the Earnhardt acres, said she is concerned about the noise and light pollution that will happen as a result of plans.
According to Abercrombie, who voiced her objections to the Mooresville Board of Commissioners, the park "will end our natural wildlife pattern, part of the beauty of living in the country."
Kerry Pennell, another Mooresville resident, said: "I want to continue to see the cloud, not a building housing the cloud,” with her also adding that traffic was already so bad in the area that "we can't make it down nearby N.C. 3 (Coddle Creek Highway) for lunch if we wanted to."
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And fans also vented their frustration at the news on social media too. "I have never seen projects that promise hundreds of jobs product but a fraction of them. Most include jobs during construction or jobs added to the area. Still the forest is gone, and much money will be made by everyone," one fan wrote.
A second added: "Dale Sr is rolling over in his grave. We didn't buy land in the country to live in the city. I have seen the helicopter land too many times with the traffic on highway 3 as is. Teresa you should be ashamed of yourself."
"Same old lies about it bringing in jobs," another wrote, adding: "Yeah during the construction of it by guys brought in from out of state by the contractor. Then promises of tax revenue, sure after all the tax breaks given to them!"
