A $6.9 billion Ohio data-centre project would cover about 300 acres; after resident backlash, Grove City imposed a one-year moratorium, and a ballot fight is now underway
- In Ohio's Grove City, a proposed charter amendment has sparked a fight that doesn't seem to end.
- Residents and leaders are clashing on two sides, with one saying the amendment would protect the city and others saying it would destroy its economic prospects.
- What highlights the conflict is that it is a microcosm of a nationwide pushback against data centres and the region makes one of the most extreme local attempts to stop them, as per a report by Axios.
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- In Ohio's Grove City, a proposed charter amendment has sparked a fight that doesn't seem to end.
- Residents and leaders are clashing on two sides, with one saying the amendment would protect the city and others saying it would destroy its economic prospects.
- What highlights the conflict is that it is a microcosm of a nationwide pushback against data centres and the region makes one of the most extreme local attempts to stop them, as per a report by Axios.
Sources: Times of India