The data center fight in Miami County, Indiana
As of October 1, 2026, Miami County, Indiana has a data center moratorium in force (action taken May 4, 2026).
Status is derived, not stored — a pause with a documented end date flips to Expired on its own — and the source is right next to the claim.
Status today
Moratorium on accepting, processing and approving all data center applications and permits, adopted May 4, 2026 on the Plan Commission's Apr 8 favorable recommendation. No named company drove it — an earlier, unnamed proposal "fell through" per the county's own account, and residents' stated concern was mainly proximity to Boone County's Meta campus. A permanent zoning ordinance (draft standards: 2.5-mile setback from residences, 5,000-ft general setback, per Plan Administrator Corey Roser) was set for final consideration Jul 20, 2026, but no source confirms whether commissioners adopted, revised or tabled it — the ordinance's terms and the moratorium's current status are unconfirmed pending that
SourceOfficial
read 2026-09-02
An expiry date is the earliest a pause could have ended — extensions are common, so confirm with the clerk before citing it.
Recent news
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Where the decision gets made
Miami County Board of Commissioners (adopts moratorium/ordinance); Miami County Plan Commission (drafts and recommends the ordinance) — Board of Commissioners adopted the May 4, 2026 moratorium and was to give final consideration to the permanent data-center zoning ordinance on July 20, 2026.
Meets: Commissioners meet Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon (per the staff directory) / "1st and 3rd Mondays at 9:00 am" per the Board of Commissioners page -- the county's own pages give two slightly different cadences; confirm current schedule before citing a meeting date. Plan Commission agendas/minutes at the county's Agenda Center.
Where: Miami County Courthouse, 25 N. Broadway, Peru, IN 46970 (commissioner's office, 1st floor, for regular meetings; G.A.R. Room for the July 20, 2026 ordinance hearing)
Public comment: Written public input accepted at datacenterinput@miamicountyin.gov; the draft ordinance and supporting documents (Plan Commission resolution, final draft ordinance, signed moratorium ordinance, 6/8/26 public hearing minutes) were posted for public review at the Plan Commission office, Room 101, Miami County Courthouse.
datacenterinput@miamicountyin.gov · 765-472-3901, ext. 1291 · website
Read from the official page on 2026-09-02. Meeting details change — confirm before you go.
Who votes on it
| Name | Role | Phone | Recorded stance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Musselman | Chairman, Board of Commissioners | fmusselman@miamicountyin.gov | 260-571-2267 | not recorded |
| Brenda Weaver | Vice Chair, Board of Commissioners | bweaver@miamicountyin.gov | 765-469-9056 | not recorded |
| Mark Horner | Commissioner | mhorner@miamicountyin.gov | — | not recorded |
| Corey Roser | Plan Administrator (staff, non-voting) | — | — | Said "Our current zoning ordinance doesn't properly address data centers," explaining the impetus for drafting the stronger, dedicated ordinance. |
From the locality's own roster page; "not recorded" means no public statement is on file, not neutrality.
What to do next
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Nearby in Indiana
- Cass County (16 mi) — Enactedno end date — permanent
- Howard County (19 mi) — Enactedexpires 2027-08-18
- Fulton County (24 mi) — Enactedexpires 2027-03-02
- Grant County (27 mi) — Enactedexpires 2028-03-16
- Pulaski County (39 mi) — Enactedexpires 2027-02-02
- White County (42 mi) — Enactedexpires soon — 2026-10-20
- Marshall County (43 mi) — Enactedno end date — permanent
- Starke County (47 mi) — Enactedexpires 2026-12-15
All 23 tracked actions in Indiana are on the state page.
As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
Part of the U.S. data center moratorium tracker — open data, CC BY 4.0.