Entitlement Intelligence for Development Teams
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Start with the site, use, and scale. RealClear returns zoning posture, pathway risk, community exposure, and comparable outcomes from real case files.
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Recommendation
Do not underwrite this as a clean rezoning. Expect a political fight and likely withdrawal.
Flagship Data Center Case File
$1 billion. 467.66 acres. Score: 2/100.
Google assembled 467 acres of Franklin Township farmland through Deep Meadow Ventures LLC. Here is what a disciplined development team could have known before serious diligence spend began.
Council opposition was visible before the vote
By September 2025, public opposition on the council was visible enough that the developer withdrew rather than take a formal denial.
Flood overlay zones on the parcels
Flood Fringe and Floodway constraints were visible in county GIS before a single public hearing.
AES rate hike as political accelerant
AES Indiana’s $192.9M rate case made power-cost fairness one of the most potent local arguments against the project.
Statewide advocacy infrastructure was already active
Citizens Action Coalition and local organizers were already framing Indiana data centers around household utility costs and rural land-use impacts.
“Opposition was not hypothetical. Before the vote, water use and electric-bill fairness had already become the political center of the fight.
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A scored intelligence brief. Not a summary — a decision artifact.
Built for go / no-go decisions before deeper diligence spend begins.
Entitlement Intelligence Brief
Franklin Township, IN
Data Center Campus · 467 acres · C-5 Rezoning Required
Fatal Blockers
- Council call-down created a second veto point after MDC
- Flood Fringe + Floodway overlay on target parcels
- Organized remonstrance and farmland opposition
- AES $192.9M rate hike amplifying voter opposition
Key Officials
Approval Pathway
Community Risk
Recommendation
DO NOT PURSUE.
Do not commit deeper diligence budget in this jurisdiction.
95 Case Files · Primary Source Documents
95 real entitlement fights. Every one documented.
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