Articles tagged as: Franklin Township
September 22, 2025
Google backs down from proposed data center after months of community pushback
After months of fierce debate, residents are “overwhelmingly joyful” after Google announced it will withdrawal a proposal to rezone nearly 500 acres Franklin Township for a data center campus.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2025
Franklin Township Schools reverses stance, backs controversial Google data center days before vote
Less than a week before a vote that could determine the fate of a controversial data center campus in southeast Indianapolis, the local school district has come out in support of Google's plan.
Read MoreSeptember 8, 2025
Showdown over Google's data center project set for Indianapolis council hearing
The City-County Council will hear from both residents and Google on Sept. 22 before deciding the project’s future.
Read MoreJune 26, 2025
Despite community pushback, hearing examiner recommends approval for Indianapolis data center
The proposal now heads to the full Metropolitan Development Commission, which will vote on the controversial rezoning request.
Read MoreJune 25, 2025
How confidentiality agreements around a proposed data center could impact Indianapolis' development
Non-disclosure agreements could influence what is being disclosed to the public about a proposed data center that would rezone hundreds of acres in Franklin Township.
Read MoreMay 17, 2025
Indianapolis residents push back against data center by unknown company
A local fight over a proposed data center in Franklin Township reveals deeper tensions playing out across Indianapolis.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2024
Aaron Freeman is ready for more fights with Indy Democrats
During his eight years in the Indiana Senate, Aaron Freeman has made more than a few enemies among Indianapolis Democrats for routinely meddling in city affairs, leading to accusations he acts as more of a city councilor than state lawmaker.
Read MoreJune 2, 2024
IDEM rejects permit to transform Franklin Township wetlands into warehouses, hotel
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) denied a permit application to turn wetlands in Marion County into a retail complex last week. Gershman Partners submitted a permit in February to transform wetlands in Franklin Township – on the northeast corner of East County Line Road and South Arlington Avenue – into an area with warehouses and a hotel. IDEM rejected the proposal stating the developers did not show “reasonable alternatives” to destroying the wetlands.
Read MoreOctober 4, 2022
Six candidates vie for three seats on Franklin Township school board
Two of the three incumbents face challengers in three races for seats on the Franklin Township school board. One is running unopposed.
Read MoreApril 21, 2022
Franklin Township Schools seeking $98M referendum for high school expansion
Franklin Township Community School Corporation is asking voters to approve a nearly $100 million property tax referendum in the May primary. The construction referendum would allow the school to build an additional wing to the 50-year-old Franklin Central High School and make improvements at six elementary schools.
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