Community Forum for Councilman At-Large Darren Washington

Gary Common Council · March 13, 2026

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10:55 → 17:29(6m 34s)

Councilman Darren Washington opened the public forum, framed the discussion around whether Gary should host data centers, and clarified the council has not received any administration requests. He cited recent state legislation ("Senate Bill 1" and others) and recent deals in neighboring cities as context for the discussion.

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Gary Common Council hosted a public forum on data centers, where Councilman Darren Washington introduced Sam Carpenter of the Hoosier Environmental Council. Carpenter outlined environmental, energy and fiscal risks from large data centers; residents urged a one-year moratorium and stronger local ordinances.

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