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Residents press council on data-center heat, ICE leasing and new public-comment limits

Fort Wayne Common Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, residents raised concerns about a proposed Google data center's heat and health impacts, asked council to oppose warehouse conversions that ICE could lease, and criticized new limits on public comment and alleged secrecy on a project dubbed 'Project Zodiac.'

Several Fort Wayne residents used the April 7 public-comment period to press the Common Council on emerging issues including data-center impacts, immigration-enforcement leases and recent changes to public-comment rules.

Katie Jo, who identified herself as a resident in the 46807 ZIP code, sought clarification about a new restriction on commercial or political speech during public comment after the clerk said the policy was effective immediately; she then used her allotted two minutes to invite residents to a community-supported…

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