ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - The St. Joseph County Council rejected a rezoning proposal for a third data center in the county after a 10-hour meeting that ended around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The council voted 7-2 against the proposal, with only Mark Catanzarite and Diana Hess voting in favor of the rezoning needed for the project.

Hundreds of people packed the County-City building from 6 p.m. Tuesday until the early morning hours for the vote.

South Bend Mayor James Mueller said the meeting might be one of the longest in recent history.

Residents celebrate decision

Tom Miles, a resident and business owner in New Carlisle, said prayers had been answered with the vote.

“We’ll probably have other fights to fight but this one has been a long coming time of you know, prayers have been an

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