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January 26 MEETING POSTPONED-
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January 26 MEETING POSTPONED-
Please share widely
Due to the extreme weather headed our way, the January Members Meeting is being postponed.
New Date -- Wednesday, February 4
Location -- DCHS Cafeteria
New Date -- Wednesday, February 4
Location -- DCHS Cafeteria
Doors open at 6:15 PM. Meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
Guest Speaker : Emily Angel, Director, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Kids Voice of Indiana
The Members will consider and vote on the proposed Sabey data center petition. Time limits will be imposed. See below for more details.
Decatur Central High School - Door 10 - Cafeteria
IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE FOR HEARING EXAMINER HEARING - New NEW Date is February 26
IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE FOR HEARING EXAMINER HEARING - New NEW Date is February 26
The petitioners must amend their petition to include an additional variance of development standards. This will require new notice to near neighbors. Because of State law, notice must be sent out 23 days before the hearing. Thus, the Hearing date will be moved to February 12.
Please share this information widely and save a neighbor the trouble of going downtown needlessly in January.
PETITION OPPOSING DATA CENTER : is now live - navigate using menu bar or click here If you are opposed to the Sabey data center, please sign this one -- even if you signed other similar petitions.
ANNOUNCEMENT : The Decatur Township Civic Council invoked a section of our By Laws that allows the Executive Committee to take actions on behalf of the organization between meetings of the Membership. These actions must be ratified or rejected by the members at the next scheduled meeting.
The Executive Committee voted to oppose the Sabey data center petition. Therefore, at the January 26 meeting of the Civic Council, the members will ratify or reject this action by voting on the proposal itself.
This pathway allows the Land Use Committee to adequately coordinate, activate, and prepare for a hearing downtown before the Hearing Examiner, January 29, on this critical issue facing our community, should the members vote to oppose this petition.
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To receive notification of all meetings and important information, email us a DTCCWeb@gmail.com and add 'sign me up' on the subject line
To receive ONLY notification of meetings and important information regarding the proposed data center, email us at DTCCWeb@gmail.com and add 'data center sign up' on the subject line.
Fewer notices of the proposed data center information will be sent to the 'sign me up' blast list. All Decatur Township Civic Council monthly meeting information and occasional proposed data center information will be sent to the 'sign me up' blast list.
Important Meeting Dates on proposed data center
Important Meeting Dates on proposed data center
Decatur Township Civic Council -- Monthly members meeting
New Location -- Decatur Central High School Cafeteria -- Please Enter Through Door #
Decatur Township Civic Council -- Monthly members meeting
New Location -- Decatur Central High School Cafeteria -- Please Enter Through Door #
This is the meeting where the members will vote on the organization's official position on the Sabey data center Variance and Modification of Commitments petition. The Land Use portion of the meeting will go as follows:
Since the Executive Committee made the decision to lower the wait time before new members can vote this one time, to 30 days, that decision will have to be ratified or rejected by the members who have met the 45 day wait time rule. If ratified, the newer members (who must meet the 30 day wait) will be eligible to vote on the land use petitions.
At this time we expect only the data center proposal will be considered and voted on.
Our procedure for all land use petition considerations and votes is as follows: The petitioner or their representative will explain what they are proposing and why. Questions from the members for the petitioner can then be asked. The next step is for any neighbors who wishes to make a brief statement to do so. Again there can be questions for the neighbors from members. Then the Land Use Committee will discuss what the committee has determined is the best position for the Civic Council to take on the petition and its reasoning. More questions can be asked by the members regarding the Land Use Committee recommendation. We then proceed to a paper ballot vote. The position garnering a majority of the votes is our official position at the hearings downtown.
Comments and questions from the floor will not be open ended - reasonable time limits will be invoked.
Welcome
Welcome
The Decatur Township Civic Council is one of the oldest neighborhood organizations in Marion County. Established in 1953, it serves all the neighborhoods of Decatur Township. Any resident who is at least 18 years old can become a member.
Decatur Township has experienced accelerated growth in the past few years, and through the Decatur Township Civic Council you can help shape that growth. Membership in the Civic Council is a way to have a voice in what happens to our community.
Zoning Petitions in Discussion with Land Use Committee:
Zoning Petitions in Discussion with Land Use Committee:
Various addresses 6700-8210 Camby Rd & 6600-6833 Kentucky Ave -- Sabey Corporation, represented by Murray Clark, is seeking a Variance of Use, a Variance of Development Standards, and Modification of existing Commitments,to allow them to build a data center on this 131 acre site. The proposal would allow for two buildings encircled by utility yards, a 10 acre electricity substation, and the storage of large amounts of diesel fuel to run backup generators.
STATUS: [2025-CAP, CVR-856 ] This petition will be heard by the Hearing Examiner on February 26.
6801 Stanley Rd -- Claudia and Jose Aboytes, represented by Dave Gilman, seeks to allow a second home on the parcel.
STATUS: [ ] This petition has not yet been filed.
8300 Camby Rd -- A petitioner represented by Dave Gilman, seeks a rezoning to allow for construction of a gas station.
STATUS: [2026-ZON-001 ] This petition has been filed, but no hearing date has yet been assigned.
5525 Mendenhall Rd -- A petitioner represented by Dave Gilman, seeks a rezoning to allow for light industrial uses.
STATUS: [ ] This petition has not yet been filed.
3889 W Perry St -- Alayna and Jayden Bridgman, represented by Justin Bridgman, seek a Variance of Use to add a CBD and Hemp Business to the list of allowed business at this site.
STATUS: [ ] The Variance petition was withdrawn, but the petitioner has failed to file for a rezoning.
Go to Zoning Page for description of all petitions and where they stand in the zoning process.
Future Meeting Dates:
Future Meeting Dates:
January 26
February 23
March 30
April 27
May 18*
June 29
* = not the last Monday of the month
These are all Mondays and meetings begin at 7 PM. Meetings are held in the Community Room of the Decatur Township School for Excellence -
5106 S High School Rd
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