Several Valley communities enact data center moratoriums, including McDonald village

Several Valley communities enact data center moratoriums, including McDonald village

News ClipWFMJ·McDonald, Trumbull County, OH·9/21/2026

Several communities in Ohio's Mahoning Valley, including the village of McDonald, have passed moratoriums on data center development. This action has prompted a local news outlet to conduct a community poll to gauge public sentiment on data centers.

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Communities within the Mahoning Valley, a region in northeastern Ohio, have begun enacting moratoriums on data center construction. The Village of McDonald is specifically highlighted as one of the municipalities that has already passed such a measure.

This trend has led WFMJ, a local news outlet known as 21 News, to launch a 'Valley's Viewpoint' poll. The poll, which is not intended to be scientific, aims to gather community feedback on residents' opinions regarding data center developments in the region.