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Mount Orab council faces residents’ backlash over proposed data‑center site; 180‑day moratorium debated
Summary
Mount Orab residents assailed council members for secrecy and nondisclosure agreements tied to a proposed data‑center project while councilors discussed a 180‑day temporary moratorium on data‑center and small modular reactor permits to buy time for study and public input. No final moratorium vote was taken at the meeting.
Mount Orab officials spent the bulk of a crowded council meeting addressing community outrage over a proposed data‑center campus and allegations that earlier leaders used nondisclosure agreements that prevented public disclosure.
A council member reading a second ordinance said the village should pause processing permits for data centers and small modular reactors for 180 days to study environmental, utility and public‑safety impacts. “This is just putting brakes on it for six months and letting us learn as much as we can about the project,” said a committee member who introduced the second reading. Council discussion repeatedly returned to a compromise view that 180 days would create time for research and outreach; members noted that the moratorium can be extended by later ordinance if needed.
Why it matters: residents said earlier administration actions and sealed…
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