Clinton County leaders visit New Jersey data center ahead of major decision in Frankfort

1. Clip 1 · 0:15 Frankfort City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Power & Grid Water

   Officials and speakers in Frankfort, IN address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.

   "Alex, Scott, November 18th is the deadline for county commissioners to act. That's just 12 days to make a decision on the rezoning request for a proposed data center project. In the small Clinton County town. Life moves at a slower pace. For Caitlyn Greenough, it's part of why she stayed here her whole life. We like kind of being out of the hustle and bustle and into,"

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   Community members and local officials in Frankfort, IN weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.

   "This land could soon be home to a massive data center. With a rezoning deadline approaching, a last minute trip out of state is raising questions. County leaders say they traveled to New Jersey to tour an emerging data center development, calling it due diligence. One commissioner confirmed the developer paid for. Trip saying attorneys cleared it, but it's still unclear how much was covered or if the county will pay any back. Some residents told 13 News they questioned the timing."

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   Zoning Power & Grid Water

   Frankfort City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   "the lens of Indiana's constitution, she says. She looks at the tax breaks that are given to projects through the state's Economic Development Corporation, and so there's no constitutional grant of authority to Take our public money and then to use it for nonpublic purposes. So of course a data center is a non public purpose. Reno says the conversation about residents versus data centers has power. She urges residents to examine the power of collective voice."

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