Talk of another New Carlisle data center unanimously voted against

Talk of another data center in the New Carlisle area has been voted against.

The Area Plan Commission voted unanimously against the proposed data center at a meeting this week.

This, following an uproar from the community, as people have been standing up against the idea of losing their property to a new data center.

The proposed center would convert existing agricultural land to industrial, but the land is already occupied by about 16 single-family homes and two family farms.

Even with the commission’s vote, it will go to the St. Joseph County Council for final approval.