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An ordinance approved by the county commissioners Wednesday limits data centers to industrial zones and requires approval from the board of zoning appeals.

As Fulton County researches whether it should allow data centers, one resident is suing over the process.

The new limits on low-frequency sounds that industrial operations can emit won't apply to Amazon's data center because its building permits have been issued but they will apply to the data center that Microsoft will soon start building in Granger.

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St. Joseph County Council President Bryan Tanner says he sympathizes with people living north of the Toll Road who might want to complain about low-frequency sound but it will not be possible to accurately measure sound from the data center when the Toll Road makes so much noise itself.

Of four Indiana data centers studied, only property values close to Amazon's data center near New Carlisle increased more than values countywide.

At the New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library Tuesday, meeting organizers will dispute facts presented in a recent data center rezoning case, show a video about community and environmental risks posed by data centers, and take public questions and comments.

Now that Microsoft has announced a national policy of forgoing local property tax breaks for its data centers, four of the St. Joseph County Council's five Republicans have sent Amazon Web Services a letter asking it to renegotiate the 35-year, $4 billion property tax abatement it's receiving from the county for its New Carlisle data center under development.

Cass County leaders held a forum to better understand data centers, as officials prepare for potential impacts tied to growth in artificial intelligence and computing demand.

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