In Sunbury, Ohio, a $2 billion data center fight is headed to the ballot box

In Sunbury, Ohio, a $2 billion data center fight is headed to the ballot box

After residents gathered hundreds of signatures in Ohio, Sunbury will vote in November on a proposed charter amendment that would block large-scale data centers from being built within city limits. What happened? Organizers needed 174 valid signatures from Sunbury voters to qualify for the ballot, but submitted 450. Sunbury Mayor Joe St. John said 351 were verified as city residents, according to the Columbus Dispatch. After that, Sunbury City C…