INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – People can weigh in on regulations guiding the future of data center development in Indianapolis. 

The Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) will hold two virtual meetings this week on a proposed ordinance to create zoning regulations for data centers. The city doesn’t currently have zoning rules specific to data centers. 

The virtual meetings are Tuesday, April 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, April 30, from noon to 1 p.m.

Attendees need to RSVP to join the info sessions. A meeting link will be provided after registering.

Public comments can also be submitted through an online survey. 

The city says four separate requests were made to build data centers in Indianapolis over the last year. These developments have drawn intense public pushback, with concerns surrounding the environmental impacts of data centers and their strain on water and power supply. 

After the Indianapolis City-County Council approved rezoning for the $500 million Metrobloks data center in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood, someone shot into the home of Democratic Councilman Ron Gibson. A note reading “No data centers” was left under his doormat. 

A lawsuit seeks to block a $4 billion data center project on the southwest side of Indianapolis.

“The fact of the matter is data centers are coming whether we want them to or not,” Gibson told News 8. “So, how do we make sure they’re more responsible, how do we make sure they invest in our community, and how do we make sure that investment is what we want?”

Council President Vop Osili, a Democrat currently running for mayor, says he doesn’t want any data centers built in residential neighborhoods. Republican Councilmember Michael Paul-Hart wrote in his weekly newsletter, “communities need stronger protections, better notice, and clearer standards if these projects are approved.” 

A DMD spokesperson said the goal of the data center zoning ordinance is to create minimum requirements and add clarity to the development process. 

Critics have said the proposed regulations are too relaxed. 

Ben Inskeep, Program Director of consumer and environmental advocacy group Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) told News 8 “This ordinance fails to create basic protections for Hoosiers.” Inskeep said the ordinance could include stronger noise limits, requirements to use clean energy, and increased setbacks.

CAC is also calling for required annual reporting on water usage. 

Democratic Councilmember Jesse Brown has publicly called for a six-month moratorium on data center developments in Marion County. According to CAC, a dozen Indiana counties have already put moratoriums in place.

The Metropolitan Development Commission will consider the new zoning ordinance on data centers during its next meeting on May 20. If approved, the ordinance could be introduced at an Indianapolis City-County Council meeting in June then be adopted as early as July.

The Indianapolis Colts selected the Greenwood, Indiana, native with the No. 214 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft, making the former Ohio State defensive end the 10th Buckeye off the board in the 2026 NFL draft.

The Colts’ selection of Curry was years in the making, as Colts general manager Chris Ballard watched Curry play at Center Grove High School and actually called Ohio State coach Ryan Day to tell him the Buckeyes should recruit Curry.

When Caden Curry was a recruit at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana, Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard called Ryan Day and said Man, have you seen this kid?

Today, Ballard and the Colts selected Curry with the No. 214 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. pic.twitter.com/wvmCUqAtoq

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— Eleven Warriors (@11W) April 25, 2026

It’s the second year in a row Ohio State has had double-digit draft selections.

Curry is the third Ohio State defensive end selected in the last two NFL drafts, joining JT Tuimoloau – also drafted by the Colts with the No. 45 overall pick in last year’s draft – and Jack Sawyer (No. 123 overall, Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025). Curry is the second Ohio State defensive lineman to be selected in the 2026 NFL draft, joining defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, who the Houston Texans drafted in Round 2 (No. 36 overall).

Curry spent three years learning behind Sawyer and Tuimoloau at defensive end to start his Ohio State career, though he carved out rotational roles in the Buckeyes’ defense in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, Curry got his chance to start and capitalized.

Curry racked up 66 tackles with 16.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks for Ohio State’s No. 1-ranked defense in 2025. His relentless motor, athleticism and savvy gave offensive tackles headaches throughout the year, as he recorded a team-high 46 total pressures of opposing quarterbacks, per Pro Football Focus.

The Buckeyes have now produced 12 total draft picks at defensive end since Larry Johnson took over as defensive line coach ahead of the 2014 season and 2015 NFL draft, with three top-three selections headlining the pack: Nick Bosa in 2019 (No. 2 overall, 49ers), Chase Young in 2020 (No. 2 overall, Commanders) and Joey Bosa in 2016 (No. 3 overall, Chargers).

Curry might not have had the measurables to be an early-round pick, but his production could make him a steal for the Colts in the later stages of the draft. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the conference’s media and second-team All-Big Ten by its coaches in 2025.

Curry is the 10th Buckeye selected in the 2026 draft, joining first-round selections Carnell Tate (No. 4 overall, Titans), Arvell Reese (No. 5, Giants), Sonny Styles (No. 7, Commanders) and Caleb Downs (No. 11, Cowboys), second-round selections McDonald, Max Klare (No. 61, Rams) and Davison Igbinosun (No. 62, Bills), third-round pick Will Kacmarek (No. 87, Dolphins) and fifth-round pick Lorenzo Styles Jr. (No. 172, Saints).

Curry is the seventh player from Ohio State’s 2025 defense to be selected in the 2026 NFL draft. Ohio State has now had 15 defensive players selected in the last two drafts.