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We Make Indiana organizers say that since the Indiana General Assembly has exempted data centers from paying sales tax, they should spend some of their hundreds of millions of dollars in tax savings to help meet the growing needs of citizens in St. Joseph County.

St. Joseph County is managing the water extension project and Microsoft is paying for it, and then the city of Mishawaka will assume ownership and maintenance of the new water lines.

St. Joseph County economic development director Bill Schalliol Aug. 25 will seek county council approval to create a tax incremental financing district at and around the Granger Microsoft data center site.

Four Republican St. Joseph County Council members are asking Amazon Web Services to voluntarily pay into a fund that would give homeowners property tax relief, despite the council granting the tech giant an abatement in August 2024.

Although Microsoft isn't seeking a property tax break, St. Joseph County economic development director Bill Schalliol says the county is still asking the tech giant to pay for new water and sewer lines to spur growth in Granger beyond the data center.

Microsoft will soon start building a data center in Granger northeast of Capital Avenue and Cleveland Road.

Microsoft on Tuesday will host an open house at South Bend's Century Center, with information stations on issues related to its plans to soon start building its Granger data center.

Indiana Department of Transportation officials say they're confident they can slow down State Road 23 traffic as it approaches the roundabout, with reduced speed limits and channelization measures like curbing.

Granger residents have a chance to weigh in on a proposed roundabout. It would be located at State Road 23’s east intersection with Adams Road.

The St. Joseph County Parks Board this week received contractor bids that were within the planned budget, and they expect to finish the park by December.