Amazon Web Services meets with Ohio residents ahead of data center vote
Amazon Web Services met with Trenton residents to answer questions before a November vote on Issue 17. If approved, the measure would ban large-scale data centers in the city, including the type of facility discussed at the meeting.
Amazon Web Services representatives held a community meeting in Trenton, Ohio, to provide information and respond to residents' questions ahead of a November election. Voters are scheduled to decide Issue 17, which would prohibit large-scale data centers within the city.
The proposed ban has made data center development a central local election issue. The report also references U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno's proposal for taxpayer protections related to data center costs, although the available transcript does not provide additional details about that proposal.