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Data center restrictions gain momentum across northwest Ohio
Successful citizen-led ballot initiatives limiting the size of data centers have led to a flurry of activity in other Toledo-area municipalities since the Nov. 3 election, including Whitehouse, Waterville, and Rossford. Volunteers turned over signed petitions for those three communities on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, respectively. They claim they gathered more than enough signatures for the Lucas County Board of Elections to certify them and require each of those municipalities to put similar ballot issues in front of voters in those communities. Next up are Perrysburg, Maumee, and Bowling Green. Toledo, which would need many more signatures because of its size, could eventually be targeted as well, said Lyn Cox, county lead for Conserve Ohio’s grassroots efforts in Lucas and Wood counties. Petitions have come back from printers for Perrysburg and Maumee, and are expected to be available in the next day or two for Bowling Green, she said. In the coming weeks, citizen-led ballot initiatives also will begin in Sylvania and Holland, Ms. Cox said. The activity comes in the aftermath of Oregon’s overwhelming vote in favor of a charter amendment that bans the construction of data centers that require 25 megawatts or more of electricity, which eliminates hyperscale
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Lima Lands Five Federal Opportunity Zones as New Designations Start in 2027
Five Lima neighborhoods will carry a powerful new development incentive into the next decade. Beginning January 1, 2027, five census tracts within the City of Lima will qualify as federally designated Opportunity Zones — two newly designated areas and three renewed zones — with the designations remaining in effect for ten years, according to the […]
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Ohio Guard Breaks Ground on $32 Million Readiness Center in Lima
The Ohio National Guard has broken ground on a $32 million readiness center in Lima, a new home for Guard units that have been operating out of a facility built in 1927, LimaOhio.com reported, and WLIO reported the groundbreaking as well. The project replaces Lima’s current readiness center, which the state has described in its […]
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Treasury Department Approves New "Opportunity Zones" for Lima, Ohio to Spur Development
The City of Lima, Ohio will have five Opportunity Zones federally designated by the Treasury Department on January 1, 2027 for ten years. The new zones include census tracts that are scattered throughout the city’s east, south, and west sides as well as downtown. The city says an Opportunity Zone is not a grant and does not raise anyone's taxes. Mayor Sharetta Smith said vacant buildings are expected to be put back to use along with businesses opening, bringing jobs close to home. Click here to learn more about the program.
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Toledo’s Road to Detroit Runs Through Bowling Green, Then a Showdown at Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio — Four teams, two weeks, two tickets to Detroit. The Mid-American Conference race tightened into a four-way tie for first place Wednesday night, and the Toledo Rockets — 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the MAC — can see the whole path in front of them: beat Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75, […]