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LOWNDES COUNTY · ALABAMA · A COMMUNITY COALITIONCLOVERLEAF: WITHDRAW FROM LOWNDES COUNTY
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Ten graphics. Three captions each. Made for posting.

For coalition members. Each graphic is sized 1080×1350 (Instagram / Facebook portrait feed). Download the PNG and copy one of the pre-written captions, then post. The countdown, the scoreboard, and the petition count update on every render — they will not go stale.

HOW TO USE — Click Download PNG on a card to save the image. Click Copy caption to grab a Facebook-, Instagram-, or X-tuned caption. Paste both into your post. The graphic at /og/the-countdownis special: paste the URL itself into a tweet and it always shows the current HB399 countdown — no re-download needed.
The Countdown
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The Countdown

Live HB399 ticker — Cloverleaf is racing this deadline.

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FB: Alabama's HB399 takes effect on January 1, 2027 — and it caps the data-center property tax abatement at 20 years instead of 30. Cloverleaf Infrastructure is racing this deadline so they can lock in the old terms on Project Red Clay before it changes. We are not. Read the demands and sign the petition: 45strong.net.
IG: Cloverleaf is racing the clock on Project Red Clay. We are not. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Cloverleaf is racing HB399. We are not. → 45strong.net #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
The Coalition Frame
#02 · coalition-frame

The Coalition Frame

Pull-quote — values-led, opens the door for everything else.

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FB: We are a volunteer coalition of Lowndes County residents — independent of any party or any developer. This data center does not belong here, and we are calling on Cloverleaf to withdraw. Until they do, we are demanding tenant disclosure, water transparency, ratepayer protection, and an education-tax carve-out before any 30-year abatement vote. Join us at 45strong.net.
IG: “This project does not belong here. We are asking Cloverleaf to withdraw.” #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: “This project does not belong here. Cloverleaf should withdraw.” — #45strong, Lowndes County, AL. → 45strong.net
The 5 Demands
#03 · the-5-demands

The 5 Demands

The coalition's official platform in one image.

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FB: Five demands — reasonable, sound, sensible. Before any vote on tax abatement, road infrastructure, or water service for Project Red Clay: 1) Public tenant disclosure 2) Gallons-per-day water disclosure 3) Megawatt + ratepayer protection 4) Education-tax carve-out 5) Tenant-binding community-benefits agreement Read the demands in full and send the form letter to the County Commission: 45strong.net/demands
IG: 5 demands. Before any vote. → 45strong.net/demands #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Five demands before any abatement vote on Project Red Clay. Tenant disclosure. Water. Ratepayer protection. Education carve-out. Tenant-binding agreement. → 45strong.net/demands
The Walk-Away Record
#04 · walk-away

The Walk-Away Record

Cloverleaf walked away from 3 of 7 sites in 7 months — then came back in one.

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FB: Cloverleaf Infrastructure has seven known data-center projects. Three were withdrawn under community pressure within seven months — Greenleaf, Wisconsin; Dundee, Michigan; and Edwardsville, Illinois. One was flipped to Vantage Data Centers for an $8 billion campus. And in Wisconsin, Cloverleaf quietly came back — the Greenleaf withdrawal turned into a new push in nearby Wrightstown. Cloverleaf builds sites and sells them. They have never operated a data center. Why should Lowndes be next? Read the receipts at 45strong.net/cloverleaf.
IG: Cloverleaf: 7 sites. 3 walked away from in 7 months — 1 they came back to. 0 ever operated. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Cloverleaf has walked away from 3 communities in 7 months — and quietly returned in Wisconsin. They have never operated a data center. Lowndes is being asked to be next. → 45strong.net/cloverleaf
30 → 20 Years
#05 · thirty-to-twenty

30 → 20 Years

What HB399 actually changes — and why Cloverleaf is rushing.

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FB: Right now, Alabama allows up to 30 years of property-tax abatements for data centers. On January 1, 2027, HB399 cuts that ceiling to 20 years. That is the difference Cloverleaf is rushing the Lowndes County Commission to lock in before the law takes effect. Don't let them. → 45strong.net
IG: 30 years vs 20 years. That's why Cloverleaf is rushing. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: 30 years vs 20 years of abatements. That's the difference HB399 makes — and why Cloverleaf is rushing the Commission. → 45strong.net
The Structural Conflict
#06 · structural-conflict

The Structural Conflict

Same person, two roles, one alarm-red line connecting them.

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FB: On the LCEDC's own brand-new April 2026 website, Charlie King Jr. is listed as both Chairman of the Lowndes County Commission and Vice-President of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission — the body recruiting Cloverleaf. The man chairing the vote sits on the body selling the project. We are asking him to recuse from any Project Red Clay vote on that basis. → 45strong.net/lcedc
IG: The man chairing the vote sits on the body selling the project. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: The man chairing the vote sits on the body selling the project. We are asking for recusal. → 45strong.net/lcedc
The Bilyeu Quote
#07 · bilyeu-quote

The Bilyeu Quote

Verbatim — and the math underneath.

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FB: Cloverleaf's Chief Development Officer, Aaron Bilyeu, told The Lowndes Signal that the proposed Project Red Clay data center "will sit there quietly, and no one will realize it's there." Five million square feet. Three times the power consumption of the entire county. 100+ truck trips a day. 24/7 industrial chillers and diesel backup generators. Those are Cloverleaf's own numbers. Read the receipts at 45strong.net.
IG: “It will sit there quietly.” — Cloverleaf. 5,000,000 sq ft. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: “It will sit there quietly, and no one will realize it's there.” — Aaron Bilyeu, Cloverleaf. 5,000,000 sq ft. 3× the power of the entire county. → 45strong.net
+$11.24 / Month
#08 · ratepayer

+$11.24 / Month

What ratepayers in Virginia are already paying.

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FB: Virginia's Dominion residential customers face an extra $11.24 per month in 2026 — driven by data-center load growth on the grid. PJM capacity-market prices are up 833%. Alabama Power's "no impact" promise to Lowndes is a promise — not a tariff filing at the Public Service Commission. Promises are not protection. → 45strong.net/the-harm/power
IG: Virginia families pay $11.24 more a month. Now Alabama? #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Virginia residential customers pay $11.24/month more for data-center load. Alabama Power's "no impact" is a promise, not a tariff filing. → 45strong.net
Who Decides — Hayes is the Swing Vote
#09 · who-decides

Who Decides — Hayes is the Swing Vote

Five-row scoreboard, sourced from the live site.

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FB: Five Lowndes County Commissioners decide the abatement on Project Red Clay. Two — Chair King and Commissioner Harris — are aligned in walking out on Vice-Chair Farrior's anti-abatement motion. Two — Vice-Chair Farrior and Commissioner Barganier — are on the record opposing any tax abatement for any data center coming to Lowndes. The fifth seat is the swing vote: Commissioner Fletcher Hayes. Call him with respect. → 45strong.net/who-decides
IG: Fletcher Hayes is the swing vote. Tell him where you stand. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Fletcher Hayes is the swing vote on the Lowndes County Commission. Tell him where you stand. → 45strong.net/who-decides
Next Meeting + Petition
#10 · town-hall

Next Meeting + Petition

Announces the next public meeting (Cloverleaf's June 3 open house) with live petition count + QR.

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FB: Next public meeting on Project Red Clay: Cloverleaf's community open house, Wednesday, June 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Hayneville Middle School, Hayneville, AL. This is the meeting residents have asked for. It is a come-and-go with no formal presentation, so go table to table and put the hard questions to Cloverleaf's team in person: name the tenant, water use in gallons per day, ratepayer protection. Ask for every answer in writing. Sign the petition before you show up: 45strong.net/take-action #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
IG: Wednesday June 3 · 5:30–7:30 PM · Hayneville Middle School. Cloverleaf's open house. Show up. Bring questions. Tell a neighbor. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Cloverleaf community open house on Project Red Clay: Wed June 3, 5:30–7:30 PM, Hayneville Middle School. Come-and-go, no formal presentation. Show up and ask the hard questions. Sign the petition first → 45strong.net/take-action
Show Up — June 3
#11 · open-house-show-up

Show Up — June 3

Field-note call-to-action for the Cloverleaf open house at Hayneville Middle. Pairs Cloverleaf's own Michigan-FOIA quote with the where/when.

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FB: Cloverleaf wrote down what they say they will not do — and they are doing it in Lowndes. In September 2025, Cloverleaf Infrastructure told Michigan officials in writing: "Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome or the development does not match the existing use for the land. That is a decision we will make ten times out of ten." On Wednesday, June 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Hayneville Middle School, Cloverleaf is hosting the community open house Lowndes has asked for since March. It is designed not to answer questions. Show up anyway. Bring the questions. Ask for every answer in writing. Read the field note and download the one-pager to bring with you: 45strong.net/field-notes/show-up-june-3 #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
IG: Wed Jun 3 · 5:30–7:30 PM · Hayneville Middle School. Cloverleaf's open house. Show up. Bring their own words back to them. #45strong #LowndesCounty #ProjectRedClay
X: Cloverleaf told Michigan they won't build where they're unwelcome — "ten times out of ten." On Wed June 3 at Hayneville Middle, Lowndes shows them what unwelcome looks like. 5:30–7:30 PM. → 45strong.net/field-notes/show-up-june-3

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Send the demands letter →Read the 5 demandsSee the scoreboard

Cloverleaf: withdraw from Lowndes County.

Until they do, answer five questions before any vote · Tenant disclosure · Water transparency · Ratepayer protection · Education-tax carve-out · Tenant-binding agreement

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