DATA CENTER MORATORIUM 

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, CITIZENS IN ONE TOWNSHIP WANT A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS BUT LEADERS SAY THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. 
MONROE, MONCLOVA AND FREEDOM TOWNSHIPS ALL HAVE TEMPORARY MORATORIUMS ON DATA CENTERS. AND NOW PEOPLE IN WOODVILLE TOWNSHIP ARE ASKING WHY THEIR COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE A MORATORIUM. TRUSTEES SAY THERE ARE NO DATA CENTER PROPOSALS RIGHT NOW AND WITHOUT A REZONING REQUEST, THEY CAN'T LEGALLY ENACT A MORATORIUM. THEY ALSO WARN THAT EVEN IF THE TOWNSHIP DENIES REZONING LATER, A PROPERTY OWNER COULD TRY TO ANNEX THE LAND INTO A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY AND BUILD THERE.