St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission

After receiving the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission's unfavorable recommendation Tuesday, the rezoning request needed for a data center near New Carlisle goes to the county council for a final vote Sept. 23.

The St. Joseph County Council-passed zoning change would force solar developers to compensate property owners within a mile if their property values decline after a solar farm starts operating.

The developer wants to rezone 1,057 acres along scenic Chicago Trail, designated as green space or agriculture in county and town plans, to build a data center. New Carlisle town officials say they'll already have their hands full with the massive data center that Amazon is building nearby.