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LaPorte officials prepare data‑center rules, say no county data center yet

LaPorte County Town Hall (Commissioners and Council) · February 17, 2026
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Officials told residents that no data center has been formally proposed in unincorporated LaPorte County and said the county will draft a data‑center ordinance at the planning commission with a public hearing expected in early March; officials also discussed tax treatment and annexation limits.

County officials told residents at a town hall that no data center has formally located in unincorporated LaPorte County and outlined steps to manage potential large projects, including drafting a data‑center ordinance and clarifying tax treatment and annexation implications.

No data center in unincorporated county — yet "No data center has come to the county yet. None," a county commissioner said at the meeting while describing current development interest and the county’s plan to prepare rules. Officials said drafting of a specific data‑center ordinance will begin at the planning commission the following Tuesday with the first…

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