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Plan Commission sets April public hearing on temporary moratorium for data centers
Summary
The commission voted on March 11 to schedule an April public hearing to consider a temporary moratorium on data-center development while ordinance language is drafted and public input is gathered; roll call returned affirmative votes from members listed.
After public comment and further discussion, the Plan Commission voted to schedule a public hearing in April to consider a temporary moratorium on data-center applications. Jamie Hopper moved to schedule the hearing and Lynette Smith seconded; the motion passed on roll call with the members recorded in the meeting saying "aye."
During the discussion commissioners noted Indiana Code requirements for publication and that a moratorium would require additional procedural steps. Brad Fruth said the county must follow statutory deadlines and that a moratorium could take a minimum of two months to approve due to notification and publication requirements. The April hearing is intended to create time for drafting ordinance language and for public input before any temporary ban or ordinance is put in place.
