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Mount Orab residents press council over "mega site" NDAs and possible data center; seek moratorium and more public information
Summary
Hundreds of residents urged Mount Orab officials for more transparency at a special meeting about a proposed "mega site," pressing questions about nondisclosure agreements, recent zoning changes and whether any environmental or impact studies exist; village attorneys said no applications or approvals have been filed and explained how NDAs interact with Ohio public‑records law.
Dozens of residents packed a special meeting in Mount Orab to press elected officials and outside consultants for details about a proposed "mega site"—and whether it could become a large data center that they say would affect water, air and quality of life.
Brody Connolly, an attorney advising the village and the port/authority, spent the meeting explaining how nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) are used early in development talks and how they relate to state public‑records law. "Just because you own property doesn't mean that you don't have to get the approvals that you need," Connolly said, stressing that zoning, environmental permits and any incentive packages must be sought in public processes and approved in open meetings.
The attorney and a municipal consultant, identified only as Paul, described the standard regulatory path for a large commercial or industrial…
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