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Eastsiders have another opportunity to learn more about a proposed data center project in Warren Township.

City-County Councilor Michael-Paul Hart will host a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Warren Township Administration Building, 975 N. Post Road. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Residents can ask questions, give feedback and hear updates about the project. 

Georgia-based developer DC Blox wants to build a $2 billion data center campus on the site of a former Ford plant near South Kitley Avenue and the Pennsy Trail. The site is now the Thunderbird Commerce Center, a 150-acre industrial park. 

The property is in Hart’s district. In his May 10 newsletter, Hart said he will be traveling to Atlanta May 13 to visit another DC Blox data center site.

The Warren Township project is up for public comment at 1 p.m. June 11 at the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St.

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Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Eastsiders get another chance to hear about a proposed data center

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
May 12, 2026

<h1>Eastsiders get another chance to hear about a proposed data center</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />May 12, 2026</p> <p>Eastsiders have another opportunity to learn more about a proposed <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/east-side-indianapolis-data-center-dc-blox-irvington/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">data center project in Warren Township</a>.</p> <p>City-County Councilor Michael-Paul Hart will host a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Warren Township Administration Building, 975 N. Post Road. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Residents can ask questions, give feedback and hear updates about the project.&nbsp;</p> <p>Georgia-based developer <a href="https://www.dcblox.com/indianapolisdatacenter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DC Blox</a> wants to build a $2 billion data center campus on the site of a former Ford plant near South Kitley Avenue and the Pennsy Trail. The site is now the <a href="https://thunderbird-commerce-center.cbre-properties.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thunderbird Commerce Center</a>, a 150-acre industrial park. </p> <p>The property is in Hart’s district. In his <a href="https://www.michaelpaulhart.com/post/the-sunday-post-may-10-2026-data-center-moratorium-washington-square-mall-dc-blox-questions?utm_campaign=f7f24c96-cb35-436b-98d4-df54d1734376&amp;utm_source=so&amp;utm_medium=mail&amp;cid=61494898-4829-4aba-b989-f6c1619605cf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">May 10 newsletter</a>, Hart said he will be traveling to Atlanta May 13 to visit another DC Blox data center site.</p> <p>The Warren Township project is up for public comment at 1 p.m. June 11 at the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations. </em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X <a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HelloImDarian</a> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/warren-township-irvington-data-center-east-side-indianapolis-dc-blox-community-meeting/&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;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=81762&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/warren-township-irvington-data-center-east-side-indianapolis-dc-blox-community-meeting/&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;

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