Oregon approves data center restriction charter amendment
Oregon, Ohio voters approved Issue 25, a charter amendment limiting data centers to 25 megawatts within city limits. The measure followed resident opposition to a proposed Vantage Data Centers project and concerns about power, water and noise; Defiance voters also approved a similar limit, while the city maintains a six-month data center moratorium.
Voters in Oregon, Ohio, approved a charter amendment that caps data centers at 25 megawatts. The ballot measure followed weeks of signature gathering by United Neighbors of Oregon in response to the proposed Vantage Data Centers project near Wynn and Corduroy roads. Supporters of data center development cited tax revenue, school funding and jobs, while opponents raised concerns about electricity demand, water use and noise.
The article also describes related actions elsewhere in Ohio. Defiance voters approved a charter amendment prohibiting data centers larger than 25 megawatts, and the Defiance City Council has maintained a six-month moratorium, effective in September, to study potential community impacts. In Monroeville, Huron County, voters rejected an advisory data center question that does not block development but signals public sentiment to village officials.