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Findlay Works with Local Zoning Toolkit to Make Data Center Development Difficult, Can It Work?
BY CAREY MORGAN FINDLAY - Facing a tight regulatory timeline under an active 12-month emergency moratorium, the Findlay Planning and Zoning Committee is scrambling to rewrite its industrial code to manage a looming wave of potential data center development. However, while local lawmakers are focused on micro-managing physical plot
Springfield City Commission Passes Moratorium on Data Centers
BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission voted unanimously 5-0 on Tuesday night to halt all development of high-density computing infrastructure, enacting an immediate six-month temporary moratorium to study the regional strains caused by mega-data centers. The sweeping freeze blocks the establishment, processing, review, and
Op-ed: Ohio's Secret Data Center Deal Is a Bigger Scandal Than House Bill 6; Nobody Even Had to Break the Law
BY DAKOTA SAWYER When Larry Householder was sentenced to twenty years for the House Bill 6 scheme, Ohioans got the story they thought they understood. A Speaker of the House took $60 million funneled through a dark money nonprofit, rammed a billion-dollar nuclear bailout through the legislature, and went
Westerville Smart Meter Choice Amendment: An Interview with Tim Davey
BY NICK ROGERS Almost one year ago, a charter amendment was submitted to the Westerville, Ohio city council. The amendment – spearheaded by former councilman Tim Davey – sought to require the city to continue offering analogue electric and water meters amidst Westerville’s “decade-long” transition to Smart meters. The amendment,