St. Joseph County Council New Carlisle Data Center Rezoning Hearing
Ahead of the December 10, 2025 St. Joseph County Council rezoning decision near New Carlisle, community and faith groups testified against converting additional prime agricultural land for a third large scale data center campus.
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St. Joseph County Council New Carlisle Data Center Rezoning Hearing
St. Joseph County Council · December 10, 2025
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- Clip 1 · 0:24 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
St. Joseph County residents and faith coalition members urge the County Council to reject agricultural land rezoning for a third New Carlisle data center.
"we've made our fair share commitment to two with two data centers. A pause. We want a vote. No, we want a no vote tonight, which is large enough and bipartisan that they will not probably try to set up in this county. >> One concern the group has is water usage. They claim the county would set a limit, but they are unsure about that limit. The other concern the group worries about is electricity rates that"
- Clip 2 · 0:52 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address St. Joseph County Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"to their proximity of the project. >> As he also mentioned, the electric rates will skyrocket. Our rates have already gone up 17 and a.5% over the past 12 months in Indiana and they're going to go up even more. >> St. Joseph County Commissioner Raphael Morton told WSBT22 that AE has told the county and city officials that residential electric bills and water use will not increase. >> We've had experts come in to talk about"
- Clip 3 · 1:30 St. Joseph County Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Water Tax Abatements
St. Joseph County Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"that the water usage will not affect the residents in our county. Thanks for watching. Here's another story you may like and subscribe to the WSBT22 YouTube channel."
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