Ohio voters to decide 21 data center ballot issues across 15 counties
Ohio voters will decide 21 data center-related ballot issues across 15 counties, including whether Trenton should ban large-scale data centers. The measures address proposed projects, zoning, electricity rates, water use, land preservation and government transparency, amid discussions involving Prologis and a proposed nearly 900,000-square-foot facility.
Voters in Trenton and communities across Ohio will decide 21 ballot issues involving data centers in 15 counties. In Trenton, the measure would determine whether to ban large-scale data centers as city leaders discuss a nearly 900,000-square-foot facility with Prologis. Other southwest Ohio measures address whether properties can be rezoned for light industrial uses that may include data centers and whether zoning plans should preserve agricultural communities.
Supporters and opponents are debating the local impacts of development, including electricity rates, water use, land consumption and government transparency. The results could influence future action by Ohio lawmakers, including a separate potential statewide ballot measure that could restrict large-scale data centers.