New Carlisle

New York data center developer Western Hospitality Partners plans a 10-shell data center on a 300-acre industrially zoned site on South Bend's southwest edge.

St. Joseph County Assessor Mike Castellon says Senate Enrolled Act 1 will force a 35% reduction in the county's total assessed value for property taxes, thanks to new exemptions on business personal property.

After an eight-hour meeting stretching from Tuesday into Wednesday, the council voted 7-2 against a New York developer's request to build 14 data shells, each the size of Notre Dame Stadium, on 1,000 acres of farmland near New Carlisle.

The St. Joseph County Council is set to vote Tuesday on a rezoning needed by a New York developer to build a data center on over 1,000 acres along Chicago Trail near New Carlisle.

Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood says he's not in touch with the issues opponents have raised regarding a proposed data center near New Carlisle, but he thinks the project's job and tax revenue would benefit the local economy.

The South Shore Line believes it’s secured the local funding needed for a shorter route to South Bend International Airport and has finalized a site for a planned New Carlisle station.

New York-based New Carlisle 25 LLC has refused to disclose the name of the company it would build the data center for. The St. Joseph County Council has granted their request to postpone their vote on a rezoning the project needs from Wednesday's meeting to the council's Dec. 9 meeting.

The New Carlisle Town Council voted 4-0 Tuesday for a resolution opposing a developer's request to rezone over 1,000 acres of farmland near New Carlisle for a data center. A St. Joseph County Council committee will vote on the rezoning Tuesday before the full council votes Nov. 11.

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 Area Plan staff has given no recommendation, meaning neither favorable nor unfavorable, to a request to rezone over 1,000 acres along scenic Chicago Trail from agricultural to industrial.