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LaPorte County planners form committee to draft data center standards amid local concerns on noise, water and air
Summary
At a Nov. 25 workshop the Plan Commission discussed community concerns about proposed data centers — including noise (55 dB benchmark), groundwater impacts and PM2.5 from generators — agreed to form a four-member committee to draft a standalone ordinance and targeted a February–March draft timeline and a public hearing thereafter.
LaPorte County—s Plan Commission spent the bulk of its Nov. 25 workshop discussing a proposed approach to data center development and agreed to assemble a small committee to draft ordinance language addressing noise, water use, monitoring and other community concerns.
A commissioner summarizing recent outreach said residents raised setbacks, lighting, noise ("55 decibels seems to be the norm, which is basically sound of a refrigerator"), requests for test-well monitoring and stricter water-use reporting. The commissioner reported that about 73 data centers are proposed across the state in roughly…
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