By Shelby Whitaker, WSBT 22 Reporter
Publication Date: 2026-11-06 23:32:00
GRANGER, Ind. (WSBT) — Microsoft is proposing a 30-foot sound wall along the north side of its data center under construction in Granger, hoping to address neighbors’ concerns about noise and vibrations.
Several subdivisions are just minutes from the site, which sits across the Indiana Toll Road from nearby homes. The proposed wall would run parallel to the toll road, from Currant Road to Bittersweet Road.
St. Joseph County Economic Development Director Bill Schalliol said Microsoft initiated the proposal after hearing community feedback and discussing possible ways to limit noise.
“We’ve been in conversation with the planners you know early on in this process. This was something they came to us and said you know we we’ve kind of heard community response you know we’ve done some mitigation things like this in other places, we think this could work and so, but to do it they’ve got to apply for this variance, so I think this was really initiated by by Microsoft,” said Schalliol.
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