Google’s Wetlands Expansion Under Fire | Fort Wayne News

Fort Wayne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

City Councilman Geoff Paddock is sounding the alarm in writing as Google seeks to expand its Fort Wayne data center into protected wetlands — a move locals fiercely oppose. Despite public hearings for most expansions, Google has already secured approvals for additional land, diesel generators, and nearly five acres of wetlands — including a controversial first approval without a public hearing. Paddock, unable to attend the upcoming public hearing, is urging the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to enforce strict environmental limits and halt further wetland destruction…