Throwing Stones at Glass Rental Houses

Rich Nye for WTHR Indianapolis: Mayor Scott Furgeson was caught on camera making disparaging remarks about the homes that display the [no data center] signs. The signs can be found all over Shelbyville [Indiana]. The people that live in the homes say the negatives far outweigh the positive in the planned data center. The 429-acre site is already annexed and zoned for industrial use. Residents are now fighting a legal battle to try to stop the Prologis data center, which Furgeson has pushed forward. […] “I’ve seen a lot of these all over town, but I only see them in s**** houses,” Furgeson said. “Most of them are rentals.” Furgeson said most of the houses are rentals and unkept properties. A politician not serving their constituents in favor of corporate interests is nothing new, but I can actually add some local context. I used to live in Franklin, which is 16 miles west of Shelbyville. Both cities are about a half hour away from Indianapolis and any time that I’d drive to Cincinnati,…