Planning Commission - October 13, 2026

The Kokomo Planning Commission meeting, dated October 13, 2026 in the metadata (the transcript’s opening identifies it as October 6), approved several development and land-use items. The commission approved a zone change for a proposed fourplex and a roughly two-acre expansion by Motor City Electric for equipment storage. It also approved Community Howard Regional Health’s development plan for a 22,020-square-foot oncology center, the replat for the Howard County Sheriff’s Office and jail subdivision, and the development plan for a 172,000-square-foot, 550-bed sheriff’s office and jail facility with a 911 dispatch center.

The commission voted favorably on two additional rezonings, contingent on annexation, to high-intensity industrial use. The first area was presented as a potential site for Digital Realty’s proposed data center; the second was described as land for possible future industrial development or expansion, with no specific use committed. The petitioner cited an approximately $44 million annual property-tax contribution at full buildout and said the project would receive no tax abatements, but these were project representations rather than procurement awards. The commission also approved $29,990 in claims. No bids, contracts, vendor selections, or other procurement actions were identified; the commission’s zoning recommendations proceed to the Common Council for further action.