Resident urges extending data-center pause to avoid 'lame duck' approval
A resident asked the APC and commissioners to delay any ordinance approval until after a newly elected commissioner is sworn in, citing Indiana Code 36-7-4-607 and warning that a November decision could bind incoming officials to long-term rules.
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Pam Tricky asked the APC to extend the current data-center pause so the newly elected commissioner who takes office in January 2027 would participate in the decision: "Holding the vote at the 1st January of 2027 meeting lets the newly elected commissioner help make the decision," she said. She requested that the pause be extended through the new commissioners' first scheduled meeting to avoid a potential lame-duck approval on November 9.
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