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Residents press council on data-center risks, a neighbor—s overgrown hedges and park safety
Summary
During public comment, residents urged caution on data-center development, raised a zoning enforcement complaint about an overgrown hedge at 5 Riverside Drive and described safety problems at Island View Park tied to ebikes and mini-bikes; the law director said an independent zoning inspector will investigate the hedge complaint.
Several Rossford residents used the public-comment period on April 27 to press the council on land-use and safety concerns.
Lauren Berlakamp, a Perrysburg resident and international communications professional, told council she had spoken at a neighboring township meeting and urged Rossford to be alert to the risks of clustered or hyperscale data-center development, citing a recent University of Cambridge study she said showed localized land-temperature increases near large facilities. "There are responsible ways on a much smaller scale with renewables that these data centers can be developed," Berlakamp said, and she asked…
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