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Porter County commissioner says communication failures led board to 'move on' from proposed Union Township data center
Summary
A Porter County commissioner publicly criticized a lack of transparency from QTS and NIPSCO affiliates and said the county "moved on" from the proposed Union Township data center after months of resident concern and slow responses from the developer.
Commissioner Don Gates told the Porter County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that the county will no longer prioritize the proposed data center in Union Township after months of slow communication from the petitioner and newly disclosed corporate affiliations.
Gates, who identified himself during the meeting, said hundreds of residents had raised concerns about the proposal and that county officials had tried to follow "the development process while ensuring and encouraging community participation in accordance with the Indiana Code and our own local ordinances." He criticized the pace and quality of the petitioner's communications and said the revelation that a QTS parent company had a financial interest in an Israeli company had deepened local worries. "To date, the Porter County Board of Commissioners has not received a complete response from NIPSCO or QTS concerning this affiliation," Gates said…
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