Proposed Indianapolis data center headed for heated public hearing

City-County Council votes for public hearing to review Google's billion ...

Google’s Data Center Plan Faces Final Vote in Indianapolis

Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis City-County Council is preparing to vote on whether to approve a zoning change that would allow Google to build a data center in Franklin Township. The company wants to rezone nearly 470 acres of farmland near I-74 and Post Road. While the Metropolitan Development Commission already signed off on the plan, the council has the final say. Julie Goldsberry lives in Franklin Township and isn’…

Council approves Sept. 22 public hearing on Google data center fate

FRANKLIN, Ind. Franklin Township District Councilor Michael Paul Hart succeeded in his motion at Monday's full council meeting to schedule a public hearing on the proposed Google Data Center.All 25 council members approved the motion to hear from Google, the community, and Hart about the Franklin Township project before making a final decision."We're very excited we won this round but the war is not over yet," said Nikki Vantreese.The City-Count…

Proposed Indianapolis data center headed for heated public hearing

INDIANAPOLIS — The fate of Google's proposed billion-dollar data center on the southeast side of Indianapolis will be decided at a public hearing later this month. The tech giant needs nearly 470 acres of farm land near I-74 and Post Road to be rezoned. The Metropolitan Development Commission voted to do just that last month, but the city-county council has to approve all zoning decisions. At Monday's meeting, Councilor Michael-Paul Hart, who re…

Indianapolis council sets final vote on Franklin Twp. Google data center amid growing opposition

On Monday, councilors voted to “call down” the rezoning petition, setting up a showdown on Sept. 22 that could end the project.

Indianapolis council OKs Sept. 22 hearing on $1B Google data center rezoning

Concerns arise over Google's $1 billion data center in Indianapolis, including water usage and economic impact. Public hearing scheduled for Sept. 22.