Piqua Voters Recall City Leaders Over Controversial Data Center #shorts
Piqua voters recalled three city commissioners, including the mayor and vice mayor, over their support for a proposed data center. The recalls left the five-member commission without enough officials to hold meetings, while voters also approved a charter amendment prohibiting data centers larger than 25 megawatts amid concerns about rising energy bills and quality of life.
Piqua voters recalled three of the city’s five commissioners, including the mayor and vice mayor, following controversy over a data center project in the Piqua I-75 Business and Industrial Park. The recalls canceled the next two city commission meetings because too few elected officials remained to conduct official business.
Voters also approved a charter amendment prohibiting construction of data center facilities larger than 25 megawatts. City officials said it was not yet clear how the amendment would affect the data center project already underway near Washington Road and Fington Road. Resident Dalton Hammonds said he supported efforts to prevent energy costs from rising and to preserve Piqua’s quality of life.