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Coverage of the Headwaters rezoning, the data center question, and our campaign. These are other people’s words, not ours... follow any link and read the whole thing.
A hearing on a proposed 500‑megawatt gas‑fired power plant and a 260‑megawatt battery storage system in western Licking County highlighted a sharp split between industry supporters who stress job creation and tax revenue and local opponents who cite air‑pollution, water‑quality and greenhouse‑gas concerns. This article is behind a paywall.
With voters sets to weigh in on a data center project in Ashville in a few weeks, the village south of Columbus has received a $3.5 million donation from the developer.
Given the amount of data center construction already in Ohio, the best economic deal going forward would be to require all new ones to use 90% renewable energy, a new cost-benefit analysis has found. The next-best deal would be to ban new construction altogether, it said.
Credits Protect Grove City as the origin of Issue 28; Belt: "This amendment was written in order to give voters a voice."
Belt of Protect Grove City explains what a yes vote on Issue 28 means.
Writer has clear commentary on the issue impacting Grove City
Reprint of the Ohio Capital Journal ballot roundup above; does NOT name Protect Grove City.
Quotes Belt as a "Pleasant Township resident" in the petition drive; does NOT name Protect Grove City.
Belt on concessions made; Protect Grove City leaders urge a yes vote on the CCA.
Describes Protect Grove City as the grassroots group behind the amendment; quotes Belt.
Calls Protect Grove City "the opposition group"; Belt responds to the "blackmail" charge and pledges to campaign for whichever version reaches the ballot.
Quotes Protect Grove City's written statement; misnames the group once as "Project Grove City."
Protect Grove City put forth the charter amendment.
Although they misnamed us as "Project Grove City" they still talk about the datacenter issue and how we're trying to impact it.
Belt identified as a Protect Grove City organizer: "it's united this city in ways we've never seen."
Reports Protect Grove City submitted its petitions for the Community Consent Amendment.
Belt, with Protect Grove City, quoted several times: "It's not blocking growth."
Several residents urged caution on data-center development, citing wastewater, air-quality, and transparency concerns; organizers reported nearly 1,000 petition signatures supporting a community-consent amendment and urged council to preserve a public role as the moratorium and task force proceed. Free - but you must sign up to read it.
Quotes Jen Belt as a Protect Grove City member: "We're not saying, 'No;' we're just saying, 'Slow down.'"
Quotes Ron Campbell as a Protect Grove City member on property values and environmental harm.
Covers the moratorium in Grove City
The Brockovich team on datacenters
Talks specifically about the fight in Grove City.
Talks about Jen Belt and Patricia Spillman and a resident-led petition.
Talks about Jackson Township and the individuals in the fight.
