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Residents urge scrutiny of Amazon data-center development over hiring and drainage concerns
Summary
Two residents told the St. Joseph County commissioners that Amazon’s New Carlisle development has strained local drainage, may be bypassing local workers, and should not expand beyond existing buildings until unresolved issues are addressed.
Two members of the public told the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 4 that an Amazon data-center development in New Carlisle is raising local hiring and environmental concerns.
Dan Caruso of New Carlisle said he supports development but accused Amazon and related economic-development officials of ignoring community-developed land-use expectations and “guidelines” when the company sought variances. He criticized the employment practices at the site, saying local workers were bypassed in favor of people brought in from outside the area and that unresolved eligibility issues are being…
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