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Residents and council discuss three proposed data centers; officials describe locations, residents seek tax and service commitments
Summary
Public commenters said three developers have approached the town about data centers; residents expressed mixed views on economic benefits, and asked for guarantees that development will fund services such as fire and parks.
At the meeting, several residents raised questions and concerns about three proposed data-center developments that council members said developers have approached the Town of Merrillville about.
Rick Lafever, who identified himself from the Fourth Ward, asked whether three separate data-center projects were under consideration and whether the town was bound by nondisclosure agreements. "Is that true?" he asked. President Ballard replied, "No. We've been approached by three different developers. That's correct."
Lafever described possible locations mentioned to him: a site on the north side of 101st Avenue east of Beaver Dam Ditch (near a large Crow Holdings building); a parcel behind Polycon Industries and Modern Forge with access from Clay Street or Harms…
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