No project in Ross Township, but 8 nearby
Who decides here: the Lake County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Ross Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Karis 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 1 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
Proposedabout 1 miles awayWylie 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
Being builtabout 3 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayAmazon (AWS) Portage data center
Portage, Porter County
for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Dec 5, 2023: Portage City Council approved tax breaks for the Amazon data center.
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 miles awayAgincourt data center proposal, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Porter County
🕒 March 11, 2025: The mayor said Agincourt would withdraw and release its option on the land.
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 Ross 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.