Ashville Letter Urges Village Council to Let Residents Vote on EdgeConneX Data Center Project
A letter to the editor urges Ashville Village Council to oppose an EdgeConneX/PowerConneX data center and associated gas plant. The writer argues that the council improperly exempted the project from its data center moratorium and should allow residents to vote on it.
A letter addressed to Ashville Mayor Clark and the Village Council criticizes the council’s handling of a proposed EdgeConneX/PowerConneX data center and a dedicated gas plant in Ashville. The writer says the council enacted a data center moratorium in December but later declared an emergency and determined that the moratorium did not apply to the project.
The letter disputes the project’s claimed public benefits, arguing that the gas plant would serve only the data center and would not supply Ashville homes or connect to the broader electric grid. It also questions a village-backed state filing supporting approval of the plant and urges council members to reject Resolution 16-2026, restore residents’ ability to vote, and reconsider the project.