Naperville City Council Vote Rejecting Karis Critical Data Center Proposal
In a late night vote on January 20, 2026 following five months of review and hours of resident testimony, the Naperville City Council rejected a last minute request to delay and voted down the proposed Karis Critical data center.
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Naperville City Council Vote Rejecting Karis Critical Data Center Proposal
Naperville City Council · January 20, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:17 Ian Holzhauer, Council Member, Naperville City Council Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedZoning Noise Power & Grid
Naperville City Council Member Ian Holzhauer explains the council's late night vote rejecting the proposed data center after five months of public testimony.
"the city council there voted to not move forward with that proposal. And we're also getting a reaction and a little more insight into how last night's city council meeting played out. Ian Holzhauer, one of the city council members who actually voted against that proposed data center, posted this on his Facebook page last night and he said in part, "After more than 5 months of review, hours of public testimony, and after every council member had spoken, a"
- Clip 2 · 0:44 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address Naperville City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"p.m. The mayor and the developer's attorney suggested delaying the vote to allow the developer more time to submit revised plans despite the developer itself choosing last night as the date for this item to appear on the agenda." Now, he goes on to say, "Instead, a motion was made to table the agenda item, not because of new information from the community, but because the petitioner was not fully prepared on the"
- Clip 3 · 1:10 Naperville City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Noise Power & Grid
Naperville City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"motion to delay failed and shortly after, the city council struck down that proposed data center altogether. Now, that proposal, if approved, would have put the 200,000 square foot data center along Naperville and Warrenville Roads with dozens of diesel generators. That area is pretty close to residential homes and nearby parks and playgrounds. And the people who live in that area say really location was their biggest concern, pointing to a risk of air"
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