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Data centers in Gary, Indiana

No data center in Gary is on the record yet; the page exists because the city has a scorecard row. Gary has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Mayor Eddie Melton issued an executive order pausing new data center development in Gary for one year after residents opposed the prospect of data centers, September 18, 2026. Lake County's own decisions are on the Lake County page.

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No data center in Gary yet

No data center is on the record in Gary yet. The first published record in Gary puts it on the map and in the list here.

What Gary has decided

1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the city has done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

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  1. Garycity

    Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued an executive order establishing a one year moratorium on new data centers, reported September 16, 2026.

    nwitimes.com local outlet

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    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium adopted

      Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued an executive order establishing a one year moratorium on new data centers.

      nwitimes.com local outlet

      Also reported by 1 source

    Last verified September 18, 2026.

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What happened

  1. · Gary

    Moratorium adopted: Gary Mayor Eddie Melton issued an executive order establishing a one year moratorium on new data centers. nwitimes.com local outlet

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The county and nearby counties

The county Lake County Its decisions and every record in it 33 miles away LaPorte County 1 data center on the record 94 miles away Howard County 1 data center on the record 109 miles away Boone County 1 data center on the record 122 miles away Allen County 1 data center on the record

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Gary, Lake County, Indiana", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/in/lake-county/gary, updated September 18, 2026.

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