No project in Lincoln Township, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the LaPorte County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Lincoln Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Microsoft La Porte data center campus
La Porte, LaPorte County
for Microsoft
🕒 June 17, 2026: Microsoft held a groundbreaking for the campus.
Proposedabout 13 miles awayMicrosoft Granger data center
St. Joseph County
930 acres · for Microsoft
🕒 March 17, 2026: The St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission approved an early planning agreement (MOU…
Built & runningabout 14 miles awayAmazon (AWS) New Carlisle data center campus
St. Joseph County
1,200 acres · for Amazon Web Services (AI work for Anthropic)
🕒 Oct 2025: Amazon switched on the campus ("Project Rainier"), with about 500,000 AI chips.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules · LaPorte County
County commissioners voted unanimously for data center rules. Data centers are allowed only on industrial land, need approval from the zoning appeals board, and must meet setback and noise rules. It covers only the unincorporated county.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Lincoln 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
Depending on where you live in Lincoln Township: Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co. (company) or Kankakee Valley Rural E M C (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.