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Meeting recaps, records-request status, and analysis of the Headwaters rezoning record as new documents come in.

June 3, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

THE INSIDE STORY

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 […]

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June 2, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

TEMPORARY MORATORIUM APPROVED 6-1

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 […]

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May 31, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

STAGE’S SHAM PROPOSAL

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 […]

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May 28, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

LAW DIRECTOR IS RIGHT

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 […]

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May 27, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

DOUBLE STANDARD?

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 […]

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May 25, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

DEVELOPER HIRES HEAVY-HITTERS

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 […]

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May 22, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

Berry Backs Moratorium

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 […]

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May 19, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

DATA CENTERS ATTACKS ON PRIVACY

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 […]

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May 19, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

MORATORIUM OR FAST TRACK?

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. […]

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