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Residents urge slower review, more transparency for proposed south-side data center
Summary
Multiple residents told the La Porte County Board of Commissioners they felt 'blindsided' by notices about a proposed hyperscale data center on the county's south side and urged the board to pause negotiations and increase public input, citing concerns about water use, environmental impacts and NDAs signed during talks.
Multiple residents told the La Porte County Board of Commissioners on April 15 that they felt surprised and excluded from discussions about a proposed hyperscale data center near Boyd Boulevard, pressing county leaders to slow the process and provide more community input.
Eric Beal, who gave his address as 307 West 13th Street, told commissioners he and neighbors were "absolutely blindsided by the speed" of outreach and said a recent mailer announcing Microsoft’s involvement arrived "the day before yesterday." He warned of long-term environmental and household-cost impacts, saying, "The hyperscale data centers of this size use, somewhere along the lines, all the water for the daily usage of Michigan City and La Porte combined in 1 day."…
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