Residents press commissioners for data‑center moratorium, raise annexation and environmental concerns
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
Multiple residents urged Butler County commissioners to pursue traffic, noise, water‑usage and stormwater studies and to adopt a moratorium on hyperscale data centers after Trenton’s annexation petition; speakers described potential impacts and asked the board to protect townships.
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Several residents used the meeting’s public‑comment period to urge the commissioners to block or slow data‑center development and to demand studies on traffic, noise, water usage and stormwater impacts before further approvals.
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