Porter County Board of Commissioners President Jim Biggs, R-North, read a five-minute statement at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning critical of petitioner QTS, the Kansas City-based company attempting to develop two data centers in Wheeler, and called for the county to “move on” from the plan.

As one audience member noted when he was finished speaking – “He didn’t say, ‘No.’” – the statement does not hold any weight regarding the company’s right to petition the county.

The proposed projects are being called Jeremiah A and Jeremiah B. Jeremiah A is proposed for a 351.85-acre parcel at the northeast corner of County Road W 450 N and County Road N 750 W owned by John Loxas of Hammond.

Jeremiah B is proposed for 434.46 acres owned by Johnson Sunnybrook Farm, LLC and Ceres

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