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Hammond planning commission recommends denying The Metered North data center
Summary
The Village of Hammond Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 11 to recommend that the Village Board deny a conditional use permit for a proposed data center from The Metered North, LLC in the Industrial Park. The minutes do not record reasons for the votes.
The Village of Hammond Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 11 to recommend that the Village Board deny a conditional use permit for a proposed data center from The Metered North, LLC in the Industrial Park.
President Bibeau opened the meeting at 5:00 p.m. and the clerk recorded members present: President Bibeau, Howie Evans, Ray Gandy, Trustee Olson, Doug Hanson and Mike Kristoff; Trustee Curran was absent. After adopting the agenda, the commission took up The Metered North’s conditional use permit application.
Doug Hanson moved "to take a vote on whether to allow this or not," a motion seconded by Ray Gandy. The commission conducted a roll-call vote: Doug Hanson—Nay; Ray Gandy—Nay; Mike Kristoff—Nay; President Bibeau—Nay; Trustee Olson—Aye; Howie Evans—Aye. The outcome, as recorded in the minutes, was a recommendation to the Village Board to deny the application.
The minutes do not record detailed findings or the reasoning offered by commissioners for their votes. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Village Board for final action on the conditional use permit.
