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Resident urges St. Joseph County to back one-year moratorium on data-center rezonings
Summary
A New Carlisle resident urged the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to support a one-year moratorium on data-center rezonings, citing concerns about expanding footprints and uncertain water and energy impacts; a commissioner defended previous public support for a recent rezoning, citing limited water impact and economic benefits.
Dan Caruso of New Carlisle used the public-comment period to ask the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to support a one-year moratorium on new data-center rezonings countywide, or at least in New Carlisle and Olive Township.
Caruso told the board that the county council’s December rezoning vote on a data-center proposal passed 7–2 and that community speakers had opposed additional development. "Let's not do this…
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