INDIANAPOLIS–16 members of the Indianapolis City-County Council now say they oppose a Google data center in Franklin Township.

A formal vote on that is supposed to happen at a meeting on September 22. The latest two people to announce their opposition to it on Wednesday were Indianapolis City-County Council Vice President Ali Brown as well as District 4 City-County Councilor Nick Roberts. They issued a joint written statement.

Roberts elaborated his thoughts on it in a video he posted to social media.

“Among my top reasons for the deep concern I have about the project is the impact this might have on electricity rates and water usage in Indianapolis. We’ve already seen AES Indiana propose a rate increase. I’m also very concerned about the impact this will have on our water sources,” sai

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