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Kathy Battle, who represents DMD’s economic incentives team, summarized staff recommendations. Battle told the commission Roche presented a proposed $550,000,000 expansion at 9115 Hague Road and that staff recommended 10‑year real property and personal property tax abatements tied to investment and job retention and creation. Battle said Roche proposed $145,000,000 in real property investment and an additional $405,000,000 in personal property investments and that the company plans to retain 2,600 employees and add approximately 650 new high‑wage positions with average wages cited by staff. Staff said 5% of the tax savings would support apprenticeship programs and an “India Chiefs” (as referenced by staff) grant.

The commission approved resolutions 2025A029 (10 years real property abatement) and 2025A030 (10 years personal property abatement) by roll calls recorded in the meeting. Earlier in the docket staff read several items including a resolution authorizing conveyance of a parcel at 2240 Enterprise Park Place to Fields Mortuary Transport and Removal Services LLC and a resolution (2025P010) to amend a professional services contract with Town Planning and Urban Design Collaborative LLC to extend through Dec. 31, 2026; staff also read 2025E024 to pay invoices for approved development services. A group of five policy resolutions (2025R031, 2025A032, 2025E024, 2025P010 and a related item) were moved and seconded and passed by a 9–0 roll call.

Separately, staff and petitioners requested continuances for several docket items to the Sept. 3 meeting; Deputy Director Jenny Folkes and petitioner representatives stated they had agreed to two‑week continuances for specified matters, which the commission approved by roll call.

The commission also announced the public hearing schedule for a primary introduction resolution for the Google project and set that piece for a public hearing on Oct. 1. Commissioners and staff said additional council and MDC hearings remain for statutory abatements handled by the city‑county council and other bodies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Metropolitan Development Commission","oneSentenceSummary","The Metropolitan Development Commission approved multiple economic revitalization and policy resolutions on Aug. 20, including two Roche Diagnostics tax abatement resolutions and five policy items (conveyance, invoices payment, and a contract amendment), recorded in roll call votes; council dates and continuances were also set.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6587332,"MDC approves rezoning for Life Village supportive‑housing project but denies variance request",3859,8883000,12742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5610267-35294ede3b2e5ceeb4cd2f3a5bb40ae3&start=8883&end=12742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5610267-35294ede3b2e5ceeb4cd2f3a5bb40ae3/thumbnail_8883000.jpg","/articles/6587332/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/MDC-approves-rezoning-for-Life-Village-supportivehousing-project-but-denies-variance-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587332-67fba52954187835e89e9b1d6261b8c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770972574&Signature=Xarvnkgyn2-TmRAIDz7nVhxQKIvYEROORmUaJZWx4jq10qPb3o0I2ZuUFlF3jIMPWpjo3S6HgqTeOnu7KGpvy2~QA9iJ5Vo9ghDgaBqrIMtjfHCAv2LihdyOYvVLEuoKFxV7JMyKmPa6bQ9DcAXAm4H37Mg9YdyjsR5uV0z-WUDl2VgCygpK6BTRSjOhEXU2-nigabxE~VLL3CPH1nmOVuC4sYcuqlXAPRvR1yVjD4pIgKJRuwOJrf36Yx7dfpe9WdMNG9movw~iZRHUev5UTZd~64ERkirbTNamTtj6ZomXb3ZvPHF~T6Djo5x5WwKqUOOeIHoe-CbVMPvFygYrJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metropolitan Development Commission on Aug. 20 approved a zoning change for the Life Village project — a proposed permanent supportive housing campus led by Universal Church of Truth, Radiant CDC and Collins Housing Solutions — but denied the project’s requested variance that would reduce unit sizes, lower open‑space requirements and reduce parking.

Petitioner Justin Kingen described Life Village as a 42‑unit supportive housing community for very low‑income seniors, delivering duplexes, triplexes and a three‑story apartment building plus a community service facility. Project partners at the hearing included Bishop Anthony Boyd (Universal Church of Truth), Keith Collins (Collins Housing Solutions) and Dwayne Miller (Radiant Communities). They told the commission the development has service partnerships, proposed transit‑oriented access and an intent to secure tax credit financing.

Staff recommended denial of the variance requests and raised concerns about the proposal’s compatibility with the surrounding low‑density, single‑family neighborhood, the lack of site continuity across multiple parcels, reduced floor‑area and open‑space waivers, and a proposed shortfall in on‑site parking. Staff asked the petitioner to provide a tree inventory and a property‑maintenance commitment; the petitioner agreed to those two staff commitments.

Several long‑time neighborhood residents testified in opposition, saying they were not adequately informed about the project and that the proposed density, unit sizes and the reduced parking would create safety and circulation problems on narrow local streets. Gladys Whitfield, owner of a home adjacent to the site since 1961, said the neighborhood was not consulted and asked that the matter be returned to the regular hearing cycle to allow fuller public engagement.

After rebuttal and discussion, the MDC voted 6–3 to approve the rezoning petition (2025CZN828) that changes the three parcels to a zoning category that allows the proposed walkable‑neighborhood housing types. Commissioners then voted on a separate variance (2025CVR828) that would have allowed smaller minimum unit sizes, less open space and fewer parking spaces; the variance was denied by a 5–4 vote. The commission chair asked petitioners and neighborhood representatives to sit down with staff and neighbors to resolve outstanding concerns and return with revisions that could meet both programmatic needs and neighborhood standards.

The petitioners said they intend to pursue housing tax credits and other funding and will continue working with staff and neighborhood stakeholders. Staff noted the rezoning approval does not itself authorize the reduced unit sizes or parking that the variance would have allowed; those requests must be reconsidered if the petitioners return with revised proposals.","The commission approved a rezoning for a 42‑unit supportive housing project proposed by Universal Church of Truth and partners but denied variance requests for reduced unit size, reduced open space and parking on a 5–4 vote against the variance; opponents said they had not been adequately informed.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6587336,"Metropolitan Development Commission approves rezoning for Google data center campus after contentious hearing",6110,1414000,7524000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5610267-35294ede3b2e5ceeb4cd2f3a5bb40ae3&start=1414&end=7524","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5610267-35294ede3b2e5ceeb4cd2f3a5bb40ae3/thumbnail_1414000.jpg","/articles/6587336/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Metropolitan-Development-Commission-approves-rezoning-for-Google-data-center-campus-after-contentious-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6587336-8a0aa70d846558d6edb48e624416f93b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770972574&Signature=A2eFoZgL9eymh37aRlpGn1WZaNmumu9Dp65xKkWOMhCwLGmFkc8TJiYGw~etmnFhTwdhDs7d~8lOw~-gsdOWwoMfi3SRB4YYEd3idg60hvWlGAa6XRgDRNYAc32jY3P~Zaq5g1JwNlXx7KRSagVRWzRkwxyWeAt0DQ8xac7IXKq7~TS5Ong-VQoY5iiMdhy77h9vJYJA4fXQg7WUf4R4A~KaTCag8k9Su2R1aglKzLRQTudc161Yo~c07l350f0JUFRJuotMgXOjmso6NkY6vFOdzezqO4rf5zDspluJSUl9t9-G4O2HyaRjJbufFAwgPjghAsJXTURdXwvq-HRK2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metropolitan Development Commission on Aug. 20 approved a rezoning petition from Deep Meta Ventures LLC, an entity created by Google Inc., to allow a data center campus on roughly 467 acres in Franklin Township.

The commission voted 8–1 to approve 2025CZN814 after a full hearing that included a 15‑minute presentation by the petitioner, extended questioning from commissioners, and more than an hour of testimony from remonstrators and civic leaders. The rezoning will allow a campus layout under the CS (Commercial Special) district with a binding list of commitments negotiated with city staff and the Franklin Township Civic League.

The petitioner’s attorney, Joe Calderon, said Deep Meta Ventures has worked with township groups and city departments to shape a site plan and a bundle of commitments that he said exceed standard CS requirements. Calderon described the project as a campus that can accommodate up to four buildings and said the design removes warehousing/distribution uses to limit truck traffic. Engineer Todd Cunningham said the first building would be the easternmost structure, and that the team has completed traffic and environmental due diligence and coordinated studies with the Department of Public Works.

Opponents, led by Julie Goldsberry and other Franklin Township residents, said the project is too large for the area and raised repeated concerns about stormwater, groundwater and flood risks, noise from emergency generators, light pollution, building heights and the number of diesel generators and batteries that can create public‑safety risks. Goldsberry said the remonstrator group submitted thousands of signatures and urged denial of both the rezoning and a companion variance to increase maximum building heights. She said commitments negotiated by the petitioner used imprecise language and some important protections had been removed.

District Counselor Hart, who said he had signed a nondisclosure agreement to review portions of the proposal, told the commission that he had conducted his own financial analysis and had concluded the project offered limited recurring tax benefits to local schools and long‑term constraints on infrastructure. Jim Schellinger, chief executive of the Indianapolis Economic Development, said the scale of investment — which the petitioner described to staff as substantial — warrants additional study but urged the commission to allow the process to produce the facts needed.

Staff recommended approval, noting the site’s proximity to I‑74 and existing utility corridors and citing commitments to a 150‑foot landscape buffer, minimum building setbacks of 200 feet, mounded berms and planted trees, and coordination with Citizens Energy Group and AES for water and power. A staff presentation said the petitioner proposed an operational noise limit of 65 decibels at the property line once the center is fully operational, with exceptions for emergency generator use and testing, and had committed to bury utilities where possible and to fund public amenities such as trail connections.

The commission took a roll‑call vote after deliberation. Both the rezoning (2025CZN814) and the companion variance (2025CVR814) were approved by the MDC; the rezoning was recorded as passing 8–1 and the variance also passed 8–1 on the record.

The petitioner and staff said the approvals will be followed by continued design work, detailed engineering reviews, and coordination on permits for utilities, stormwater and fire suppression systems. Community critics said they will continue to press for stronger, enforceable protections on noise, water quality and generator use.","The MDC approved a rezoning request from Deep Meta Ventures LLC (a Google entity) to allow a CS-zoned data center campus on about 467 acres in Franklin Township by an 8-1 vote after hours of public testimony and negotiated commitments; opponents raised concerns about noise, water, height and transparency.","actionData","errors"]

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