Residents press commissioners to block data centers; board dismisses RISE draft and asks planning commission to write ordinance

Aug 26, 2026

After hours of public comment, Vermillion County commissioners voted to dismiss a RISE board'draft data-center ordinance and instructed the Area Plan Commission to draft a new county ordinance, citing transparency and groundwater and decommissioning concerns.

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Chair RJ opened the evening to public comment and heard hours of testimony from residents who urged the county to block or strictly regulate proposed data-center development at the RISE megapark.

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