Bristol

Bristol Town Council President Jeff Beachy did not attend Thursday's 5-hour Elkhart County Plan Commission meeting, but he sent a letter saying the council supports the project, despite heavy community opposition.

The Elkhart County Advisory Plan Commission has set a July 9 meeting at 2 p.m. to consider whether it will recommend that the Bristol Town Council approve or deny a rezoning that a developer needs to build a data center on two farms.

The Elkhart County Area Plan Commission is set to consider the proposed Bristol Innovation Park data center project on July 9.

"Municipalities have to expand, or they die off," said council member Gregg Tuholski. "Unfortunately, that’s just the way it is."

"Your job is to take care of the people of Bristol, and you’re not doing it," Lester Otto told council members. "What you’re doing is feeding the money grabbers."

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The WVPE Photo of the Week is called "Redbuds on the River". A photo of two stunning Eastern Redbud trees in full bloom along the upper St. Joseph river in Bristol

There was a contentious debate Thursday night for the vote on a future data center in Bristol.

If a rezoning clears the Bristol Town Council Monday, the project would be the third data center approved in Michiana over the past year.

Black bears haven’t lived in Indiana since the late 1800s, but earlier this week, one was found just north of Bristol in Elkhart County. While black bears…