A fifth paper trail · Franklin Township, Indiana
The deal went quiet. Then it went away.
Deep Meadow Ventures' proposed campus moved through a public rezoning process while confidentiality agreements kept key details out of view. WFYI later identified Google through public records; local reporting says the proposal was withdrawn after community opposition. The record raises a transparency question, not a claim of misconduct.
What the paper trail shows
The city staff report names Deep Meadow Ventures as the petitioner for a rezoning covering nearly 468 acres. It documents a real land-use decision, but it does not establish a completed campus, utility service, water use, or public spending.
WFYI reported that confidentiality agreements surrounded the proposal and that later documents identified Google. Mirror Indy reported that the rezoning proposal was withdrawn in September 2025 after local opposition. That is a documented sequence; it does not tell us what commitments, costs, or negotiations ended with the withdrawal.