De Graff

De Graff, OH · Municipal
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Urbana voters recall mayor, approve data center ban
URBANA, Ohio (WDTN) – In just one night, Urbana voters made two major decisions, recalling longtime Mayor Bill Bean and approving a ban on data centers. Residents believe their message to City Hall is loud and clear: Listen to the people you represent, or they’ll make the change themselves. “I believe today is kind of […]
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Piqua voters reject data centers, recall city commissioners
Data centers were front-and-center for voters in Piqua yesterday. Through both an amendment to the city's charter and a special city commissioner recall election, Piqua voters pushed back against data center development. The charter amendment prohibited the construction of a data center in Piqua. It passed with 67% of the...
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Piqua restarts city manager search after recall results
PIQUA, Ohio (WDTN) – A special election in Piqua removed several city commissioners from their seats, but now the results are impacting other positions, such as the search for a new city manager. After three city commissioners were recalled during the special election, the search for a new Piqua city manager is now on hold. […]
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Toledo’s $6.25 Million Housing Push Rewrites Zoning Rules and Targets New Homes in Englewood
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo homeowners can already add a backyard cottage or an in-law suite on a single-family lot, and builders no longer have to provide parking, under housing reforms already in effect while a much larger overhaul of the city’s zoning code takes shape. The changes sit inside the city’s PRO Housing initiative, a […]
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Across Southwest Ohio, voters pushed back against data centers — and politicians who support them
Local hostilities towards data center projects came to a head this week as voters in three Miami Valley communities decided their fate at the ballot box. Piqua, Urbana and Wilmington’s ballots had issues to either limit or ban data center construction. Here’s what voters decided, based on final, unofficial...