The planning commission voted 2'
1 to recommend rezoning ~17.97 acres near Ashland Road to Industrial General (M-2) with proffers including turn lanes and transportation improvements; nearby Parkside Village residents warned about truck traffic and said initial representations changed across meetings.

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Community members call for preservation of wetlands and oppose local plastic processing facility.

Residents oppose proposed heavy industrial zoning amid concerns over pollution and quality of life.

Q&A with Purdue prof Keith Cherkauer, director of the Indiana Water Resources Research Center, sizing up what a pair of studies say – and don’t say – about where Indiana should go on water management.

At a May 21 meeting, residents asked the Dunn County Planning, Resource and Development Committee to preserve rural character and consider temporary moratoriums on hyperscale data centers, warning of noise, threats to tourism and shared aquifer risks.

The Planning Commission unanimously tabled ZC26‑07, a request to rezone 950 W / 2060 S from residential‑agriculture to light industrial, citing nearby home sites, road‑access and airport constraints; the commission will await city council action on a related parcel and a development agreement.

Staff described two new industrial shell buildings and a small data-center-style project using outdoor server pods; staff said the site can use CEC power and that "Meta is actually gonna lease" one of the small centers, though operation and power allocations are not yet finalized.

A Capstone Impact presenter described public'private OZ funds structured with government partners (including limited'partner roles for the Navy) to support shipbuilding, supply chains and workforce housing; she said proposed Maritime Prosperity Zones could offer permitting and trade'zone advantages beyond OZ tax incentives.

Commissioners debated ordinance 66‑35, which would set standards for temporary workforce housing for incoming data‑center workers. Legal counsel said regulating such housing outside the five‑mile planning zone would require a master plan and zoning authority; a motion to refer the measure to committee failed.

Consultant Mark Roers presented a 79‑page background report and survey results from nearly 700 respondents at a June 1 joint meeting of the Weston village board and planning commission. Officials flagged housing affordability, industrial development, road and interchange improvements, and parks as priorities for the comprehensive plan update.

The council approved a proffer modification to allow a copper processing facility in the Greenbrier PUD with stipulations on setbacks, lighting, noise and outdoor storage. Neighbors asked about steam emissions, water contamination risk and truck traffic; staff and the applicant said the process will be indoors and the facility will comply with air permitting.

City staff presented an amendment to the Coffee Creek Urban Renewal Plan to allow the agency to acquire, aggregate and dispose of property for industrial redevelopment; the change was included on the Urban Renewal Agency and City Council consent agendas and adopted. Staff emphasized purchases would be from willing sellers and any transaction would return to council for approval.

After staff said the proposed change is consistent with the master plan, the Board approved rezoning a 218.57-acre parcel (APN 004-431-44) from RR-20 to I-3, with the county noting that specific uses will later be addressed through special use permits.

Council approved offering a Level 4, 10‑year local incentive grant to Project Alliance (Gastonia 85); staff said the site will provide five speculative industrial buildings and represents about $61 million in development investment.

Caroline County planners discussed using port data in corridor studies and Smart Scale grant rounds, including projects at Route 1/207 and an interchange phase intended to improve connectivity for anticipated industrial development.

The Plaquemines Parish Council authorized long-term ground leases to Plaquemines Land Ventures, LLC (Venture Global) for three Port parcels at $14,000 per acre per year, with a 30-year term and multiple renewal options; the council also authorized a Letter Agreement for an additional parcel and potential pipeline servitudes.

The Platte County Board approved a rezoning of roughly 5,344 acres to industrial for a proposed SiteLayer 4 power+data campus, attaching four conditions: a five‑year reversion-to‑RAM sunset if construction has not commenced, prior Board review of industrial park subdivision, a requirement that industrial uses obtain special use permits, and a recorded landowner/applicant acceptance. Commissioners cited need to retain oversight; public comment focused on water and environmental risks.

The New York State Public Service Commission has approved the sale of the Roseton Generating Facility in the Town of Newburgh to PowerTransitions, a company specializing in redeveloping retired power plants and industrial sites. The approval, granted on August 13th, clears a key regulatory hurdle for the transaction. Houston-based PowerTransitions acquired the Town of Newburgh

A resident (Valentine) urged the commission to direct the regional planning commission to develop a comprehensive land-use framework for unincorporated Giles County, including specific regulations and standards for large-scale data centers to protect rural character, infrastructure, water, and emergency services.

The board approved a future‑land‑use amendment and rezoning for the Park 53 industrial park but voted to deny a special‑use permit for a proposed concrete plant, adding conditions on covenants, architecture and restrictive covenants to address traffic, dark‑sky and access concerns.

Planning staff recommended rezoning a 218.57-acre Lovelock Highway parcel from RR-20 to I-3 to allow heavy industrial uses including destructive battery testing. The commission recommended approval; public commenter Michelle Anderson asked for cumulative-impact studies and details about battery testing, and staff clarified zone change is separate from later special use/site-specific reviews.