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Residents urge county to oppose filling of wetlands near Amazon data center site
Summary
Multiple residents urged the St. Joseph County Council to oppose Amazon Web Services' permit to fill approximately 9.7 acres of wetlands and 5,000 feet of streams near Bendix Woods; commenters requested that the council and federal/state agencies prioritize local wetlands and wildlife when reviewing permit mitigation plans.
Several residents used the privilege-of-the-floor and public comment periods to urge the county council and federal regulators to oppose an Army Corps of Engineers permit application that would allow fill of wetlands near the proposed Amazon data center in western St. Joseph County.
Tom Rowe told the council he had seen reporting that Amazon “is requesting roughly 7.8–8 acres to be filled in” just south of Bendix Woods Park and expressed concern that the land-filling was not part of the original agreement. He asked whether the council had been fully informed and whether the…
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