Fort Wayne City Council Rejects Data Center Task Force Amid Proposed One-Year Moratorium
The Fort Wayne City Council rejected a proposed one-year moratorium on future data center projects in a 4-4 vote, with one council member absent. A separate proposal to create a commission to review plans for future data centers also failed, 3-5.
The Fort Wayne City Council voted down an ordinance that would have paused new data center projects for one year. The measure failed in a 4-4 tie, with one council member absent, meaning future data center projects can continue under existing rules.
Council members also rejected a second ordinance that would have established a commission to review plans for future data center projects. That measure received three votes in favor and five against, leaving both proposed limits on data center development unsuccessful.