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Decatur Township residents will go toe-to-toe with Sabey Data Centers on Feb. 26 as they fight to keep a 130-acre facility out of their backyard.

Sabey, a Seattle-based organization, wants to build its largest data center yet. The proposal has endured intense scrutiny from residents who are concerned about property values, pollution and potential health issues.

The city hearing examiner will discuss Sabey’s proposal at 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St.

A school bus will take township residents to the meeting. Southsiders can sign up to ride online.  

Want to keep up with data centers? Indy Documenters often cover meetings about this topic. 📝 Read their notes.

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Mirror Indy reporter Elizabeth Gabriel covers the south side of Marion County. Contact her at elizabeth.gabriel@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X at @_elizabethgabs.

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Southsiders prepare for city hearing against Sabey Data Centers

by Elizabeth Gabriel, Mirror Indy
February 19, 2026

<h1>Southsiders prepare for city hearing against Sabey Data Centers</h1> <p class="byline">by Elizabeth Gabriel, Mirror Indy <br />February 19, 2026</p> <p>Decatur Township residents will go toe-to-toe with Sabey Data Centers on Feb. 26 as they fight to keep a 130-acre facility out of their backyard.</p> <p>Sabey, a Seattle-based organization, wants to build its largest data center yet. The proposal has endured <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/indy-decatur-township-data-center-sabey-ai-southside/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">intense scrutiny from residents</a> who are concerned about property values, pollution and potential health issues.</p> <p>The city hearing examiner will discuss Sabey’s proposal at 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St.</p> <p>A school bus will take township residents to the meeting. Southsiders can <a href="https://www.decaturtownship.org/school-bus-sign-up?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQBqdVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEetup1Vcp6D1i07WD4W2Uguqg7rAhLmNpb1088crIqFuwP7uN9vl8ZdRDCnc8_aem_u6MEFZVDBJZ7f2aJPxdfdAhttps://www.decaturtownship.org/school-bus-sign-up?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQBqdVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEetup1Vcp6D1i07WD4W2Uguqg7rAhLmNpb1088crIqFuwP7uN9vl8ZdRDCnc8_aem_u6MEFZVDBJZ7f2aJPxdfdA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sign up to ride online</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <div class="wp-block-group has-green-background-color has-background" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0"> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:7rem"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MI-Documenters-Web-Graphic_NO-CONTENT_250x250-01-1-1024x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-71791" /></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)"> <p>Want to keep up with data centers? Indy Documenters often cover meetings about this topic. 📝 <a href="https://indianapolis-in.documenters.org/reporting/?search=data+center" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read their notes</a>.</p> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/data-center-decatur-township-hearing-examiner-sabey-josh-bain/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=73816&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/data-center-decatur-township-hearing-examiner-sabey-josh-bain/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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