INDIANAPOLIS — A high-stakes showdown is brewing in Pike Township as the community prepares for its final public meeting regarding a controversial data center proposal.
American Tower Company (ATC) is seeking to rezone seven acres of forested land near 79th Street and Township Line Road to construct a 20,000-square-foot, unmanned “Edge Data Center.” The project, which would sit behind a residential neighborhood on a parcel that already hosts a 1,000-foot telecommunications tower, has sparked fierce backlash from hundreds of neighbors who claim they were “blindsided” by the proposal.
Residents and environmental advocates have raised alarms over the potential destruction of one of the largest remaining forests in the Michigan Road corridor. Key points of contention include:…