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La Porte County forum presses for ordinance, impact studies as data‑center interest grows
Summary
Residents and county officials debated zoning, water, power and annexation risks at a La Porte County public forum, urging a draft ordinance, impact studies and expanded public outreach; planning commissioners plan a public hearing on the draft in March.
Residents gathered at a La Porte County public forum to press officials for stronger local rules and more information about possible data center development, raising concerns about water use, power demands, noise, long‑term jobs and annexation.
Speaker 1, who led much of the discussion, said current county zoning treats data centers like warehouses and limits them to M1/M2 industrial areas (currently KOP). He argued data centers “bring an awful, awful lot of tax base” and said similar centers now “are approximately paying $30,000,000 a year in taxes for the coffers of the county.” At the same time, several residents said the facilities create few long‑term…
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