Grove City residents and Council members spoke with one voice this week on the issue of data centers. They declared, “Enough is enough.” Enough of skyrocketing water- and electric-rate increases […]
In My Opinion – by Bob Ruth
Investigative reporting, analysis, and commentary from Bob Ruth, former Columbus Dispatch investigative journalist.
David took on Goliath last night, and David won – Big Time. In a 6-1 vote, Grove City Council approved a 12-month moratorium on consideration of a proposed 310-acre data
Mayor Ike Stage has finally publicly tipped his hand. He is whole-heartedly in favor of Grove City’s proposed mega data center. A political cop-out resolution his administration will introduce at
An attorney for Grove City’s proposed data center has requested private meetings with all seven City Council members for next week to lobby them on behalf of the controversial mega
In My Opinion has published several posts about data center critics questioning some of the legal advice Law Director Stephen J. Smith gave to City Council. However, In My Opinion
Mayor Ike Stage’s administration appears to be using two diametrically different tactics in dealing with a proposed data center in Grove City, critics allege. On one hand, the administration seems
You gotta hand it to Headwaters Site Development, the Texas developer promoting a massive data center in Grove City. The Dallas company has hired the Plank law firm of Columbus
Grove City Council President Ted Berry has always displayed a deep concern for our community. You have a problem, call Ted. He’ll do his best to fix it. On May
In My Opinion (IMO) bumped into a longtime acquaintance recently who offered a new reason for opposing the massive data center being proposed for Grove City — the issue of
Representatives of a Texas developer began their lobbying effort on behalf of a 300-acre data center in Grove City quietly at least seven months ago. It was slow and methodical.