Indianapolis City-County Council

The Indianapolis City-County Council overrode Mayor Joe Hogsett's veto on a vehicle tax increase Monday, securing local funding to match $100 million in state road repair money.

The moratorium on new data center projects in Marion County now heads to the Metropolitan Development Commission for approval.

Mayor Joe Hogsett vetoed a proposal, recently passed by the Indianapolis City-County Council, that was designed to improve roads by using funds raised by higher vehicle registration fees.

An Indianapolis City-County Council committee advanced a data center moratorium through 2027 after months of community pressure, sending the measure to the full council for an Aug. 10 vote.

The new proposal, which spans from 2027 to 2031, would raise $855 million in revenue with its linear growth plan.

After multiple public testimony meetings, Proposal 192 will get a full council hearing on July 6.

A proposal in front of the Indianapolis City-County Council could impact Marion County drivers as soon as 2027.

The added money comes from supplemental income tax revenue distributed in the spring. Councilors worked with the mayor’s office to identify where funds should go.

The proposal is the result of the “current political climate,” according to one City-County Councilor on the Ethics Committee.

Indianapolis proposed its first data center zoning rules, capping noise and requiring utility checks, but critics say the draft doesn't go far enough to protect neighborhoods.