Updates - Protect Grove City

September 9, 2026 · Setting the Record Straight

They Made Their Choice. Now You Make Yours on Issue 28!

We heard the complaints about the Community Consent Amendment. Over four weeks in August we sat down with Councilman Omar, Councilwoman Burroughs and Director of Law Stephen Smith and produced […]

September 2, 2026 · Setting the Record Straight

Headwaters Never Left. Thursday, Council Decides Whether YOU Get a Say!

In the spring, Headwaters pulled its annexation request. It took Grove City off of its website. The moratorium passed and the story around town was that the data center company […]

September 1, 2026 · Setting the Record Straight

The Compromise Is on the Table. Council Decides Thursday.

Collaboration from the start After we had our signatures and our petition was filed, Councilman Mohamed Omar approached Protect Grove City. He explained some concerns the city had with the […]

August 20, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

LAW DIRECTOR DISAPPOINTS

Comments by Grove City Law Director Stephen J. Smith last night left little doubt that he is a mouthpiece for Mayor Ike Stage when it comes to tax incentives and […]

August 17, 2026 · Setting the Record Straight

Compromise…

From the very beginning, this fight was never about politics for us. It was about people… the people of Grove City who deserve a voice in what gets built in […]

August 4, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

TASK FORCE CHAOS

Grove City’s blue-ribbon task force on data centers has gotten off to a chaotic start. Ever since its maiden meeting on Wednesday (July 29), twists and turns have enveloped the […]

August 3, 2026 · Setting the Record Straight

What a Private Power Plant Does and Doesn’t Fix

A recent article argued that the new grid-independent power project in New Albany undercuts data center opposition. The reasoning was something like this: critics said data centers raise everyone’s electric […]

August 1, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

TASK FORCE CLOAKED IN SECRECY?

Grove City’s 16-member task force on data centers hit a major bump in the road during its first meeting: Its proceedings will not be video- or audio-taped. The only record […]

August 1, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

DATA CENTERS DON’T CREATE JOBS, THEY KILL THEM

Here’s another reason to oppose data centers. During a recent cable TV news show, a Michigan reporter noted that most residents in his state don’t oppose large industrial complexes. After […]

August 1, 2026 · Setting the Record Straight

Task Force Meeting #1

For those who missed it, the first Moratorium Task Force meeting was Wednesday night. It got interesting, and we heard a few things we think the public should know about, […]

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