The Shelbyville Common Council on Monday approved multiple resolutions related to a proposed $2 billion data center complex east of the State Road 44 and Interstate 74 interchange on property straddling the city’s boundary.
California-based industrial developer Prologis Inc. hopes to build the sprawling, 11-building operation on 429 acres. The data center tenant has not been identified.
The council voted 4-2 (with one abstention due to a conflict of interest) to approve an economic development agreement with Prologis Inc. that would provide a 30-year, 100 percent personal property tax abatement to the company as well as a 10-year, 50 percent real property tax abatment.
The agreement calls for the company to spend at least $2 billion for real property and personal property improvements at the site and create 25 jobs for every data center building that is constructed.
The agreement calls for a maximum of 11 buildings, down from 13 as originally proposed.
The council also voted 4-2-1 for an amended ordinance to annex the 429-acre property into Shelbyville.
The city said future development associated with the site will require separate applications, permitting and regulatory approvals before construction can begin.
The development has faced considerable pushback from the community and a crowd of objectors were on hand for the meeting Monday night.
Prologis said project is expected to create 6,750 construction jobs and 450 permanent full-time jobs when the entirety of the campus is completed, with an average salary of $100,000 per year.
The company also plans to pay for any infrastructure and utility upgrades required for the project.
Thousands of people have signed an online petition opposing the Prologis project. The preamble of the petition from a longtime resident and real estate agent warns of increased traffic congestion, diminished quality of life, strain on local infrastructure and disruption of ecosystems.
Prologis has had operations in Indiana for nearly 30 years and owns 57 buildings in the state, largely in the industrial sector. In 2022, it acquired local-based firm Duke Realty Corp. for $26 billion, absorbing the company’s expansive portfolio.
Property being eyed for the company’s Shelbyville data center project was previously earmarked for a Greenleaf Foods manufacturing and distribution operation, but those plans—first announced in 2019—fell through during the pandemic. That project was expected to take about 57 acres and cost $310 million.
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