No project in Center Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Lake County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Center Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Wylie Capital Broadway data center, Merrillville
Merrillville, Lake County
🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 6 miles awayKaris Critical data center campus, Merrillville
Merrillville, Lake County
180 acres
🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.
Proposedabout 6 miles awayMerrillville Technology Park (Province Group)
Merrillville, Lake County
🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles awaySentinel data center, Eagle Creek Township (near Lowell)
Eagle Creek Township, Lake County
160 acres
🕒 June 9, 2026: Lake County Council approved rezoning 160 acres from farm to light industrial.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 10 miles awayAmazon (AWS) Hobart data center campus
Hobart, Lake County
700 acres · for Amazon Web Services
🕒 May 28, 2026: Merrillville officials said the Hobart campus was under construction.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules · Lake County
Lake County adopted data center rules (Ordinance 2590). They include noise limits, setbacks, proof the power company has enough capacity, an energy efficiency plan, a water plan and a plan for taking the site down later.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Center Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.