Voters in the village of Granville, Ohio, will decide on Nov. 3 whether to amend their local charter to prohibit the construction of large data centers.

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The ballot initiative proposes banning facilities that carry peak electrical loads exceeding 25 megawatts. Granville resident Tracee Laing launched the petition, gathering 168 signatures to place the issue before local voters. The measure uses language drafted by Conserve Ohio, an organization seeking to stop large-scale data center construction across the state.

Local pushback comes amid ongoing concerns over the rapid spread of tech infrastructure throughout Licking County, which already houses 49 data centers. Tech expansion across the region surged following Intel’s 2022 announcement of a $28 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility, raising resident concerns about climbing utility costs, emissions, and noise pollution close to residential neighborhoods.

Opposition to tech hubs has grown throughout Ohio, where nearly 200 data centers are either currently operating or under development. According to Ballotpedia, Ohio hosts 21 of the 39 data center-related ballot measures nationwide. In Licking County, voters in Sunbury and Pataskala are also weighing restrictions on large facilities. A September survey conducted by Bowling Green State University indicated widespread skepticism, with 75% of 1,000 likely voters opposing data center construction in their communities.

Only registered voters living inside the village of Granville are eligible to cast ballots on the proposed data center charter amendment, excluding residents living strictly in Granville Township.

However, both village and township residents will jointly decide on a separate ballot measure to renew a recurring property tax levy dedicated to preserving local greenspace. The greenspace levy, which protects undeveloped land by funding township purchases or paying property owners to restrict building, has been renewed every five years since voters first approved it in 1998.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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Granville: Dadweynaha oo u Codaynaya Mamnuucista Xarumaha Xogta

Dadka ku nool tuulada Granville, Ohio ayaa 3-da bisha Nov. u codayn doona hindise wax looga beddelayo axdiga deegaanka, kaas oo lagu mamnuucayo dhismaha xarumaha xogta ee isticmaala awood koronto oo ka badan 25 megawatts.

Hindisahan sharciga ah ayaa waxaa billowday Tracee Laing oo ka tirsan dadka deegaanka Granville, iyada oo soo ururisay 168 saxiix si arrinta loogu daro warqadda codbixinta. Qoraalka sharcigan ayaa waxaa soo diyaariyay ururka Conserve Ohio, kaas oo u ololeeya sidii xarumaha waaweyn ee xogta looga mamnuuci lahaa guud ahaan gobolka Ohio. Dadka deegaanka ayaa walaac ka muujiyay kororka kharashka korontada ee lala xiriirinayo xarumahaas, wasakhowga hawada, iyo dhawaqa buuqa ah ee ka dhasha dhismayaashan oo inta badan u dhow xaafadaha iyo dugsiyada.

Deegaanka Licking County ayaa haatan hoy u ah 49 xarun oo xogta lagu kaydiyo, waxaana kororkoodu aad u kordhay ka dib markii shirkadda Intel ay sanadkii 2022 ku dhawaaqday xarun wax-soo-saar oo ku kacaysa $28 billion. Magaalooyinka Sunbury iyo Pataskala oo isla deegaankaas ah ayaa sidoo kale ka fiirsanaya xaddidaadda xarumaha xogta.

Sida ay sheegtay hay’adda Ballotpedia, gobolka Ohio waxaa yaalla 21 ka mid ah 39-ka hindise ee la xiriira xarumaha xogta ee codbixinta la gelinayo guud ahaan dalka Mareykanka, xilli gobolku leeyahay ku dhowaad 200 oo xarun xogeed oo shaqeynaya ama qorsheysan. Sahmin ay bishii Sebtembar samaysay Bowling Green State University ayaa lagu ogaaday in 75% ka mid ah 1,000 qof oo codbixiyeyaal ah ay ka soo horjeedaan in xarun xogeed laga dhiso deegaankooda.

Codbixinta ku saabsan mamnuucista xarumaha xogta ayaa waxaa xaq u leh oo kaliya dadka deggan gudaha tuulada Granville, waxaana ka reeban dadka deggan miyiga Granville Township. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, labada dhinacba waxay si wadajir ah ugu codayn doonaan cusboonaysiinta canshuurta hantida maguurtada ah ee lagu ilaaliyo goobaha cagaaran, sharcigaas oo markii ugu horreysay la ansixiyay sanadkii 1998.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus