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Residents accuse Sunbury officials of secrecy, urge halt to data‑center plans
Summary
Hundreds of residents used the visitor/public-comment period at the April 29 Sunbury City Council meeting to press elected officials to stop industrial rezoning and data‑center proposals, citing NDAs, alleged back‑door deals and requests to rewrite the moratorium to block infrastructure build‑out.
Sunbury residents packed the visitor portion of the April 29 council meeting to demand that council halt industrial rezoning and data‑center development and to press for greater transparency.
Speakers across three hours described a pattern of private meetings, nondisclosure agreements and rapid rezoning that they said has deprived the public of meaningful input. Franchesca Parker, who told the council she reviewed planning records, said a shell LLC applied to rezone 300 acres in August 2024 and that the council later approved the rezoning on third reading as an emergency in October 2024. "This council illegally revoked our right to a referendum," she said, citing Ohio Revised Code 7 31.3.
Multiple residents alleged the city has used paid consultants and confidential agreements to steer economic‑development discussions. One speaker said the city…
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