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Rossford council schedules committee-of-the-whole to discuss data centers
Summary
Council set a committee-of-the-whole meeting for March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Rec Center to provide a public forum on data centers after councilmembers signaled public interest; members debated timing and location but agreed to hold the session.
Rossford City Council agreed on March 9 to hold a committee-of-the-whole devoted to data centers, setting the meeting for March 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rossford Rec Center.
Council members said residents have asked for more conversation and suggested a larger venue to accommodate public interest. "We could invite people to speak as well if we wanted to," Councilwoman Reynolds said during council remarks, urging an open forum and public education on the subject. Other council members emphasized the need to gather information and to allow residents a chance to be heard.
Members discussed whether to hold the forum before or after the next regular council meeting, concerns about moving other committees, and whether to expand outreach beyond Rossford. After discussion the motion to hold the committee-of-the-whole on March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Rec Center passed by voice vote.
Council members characterized the meeting as an informational, public-facing conversation rather than a project approval meeting. Staff and council said they may invite speakers and provide background materials; no formal land-use actions were taken at the March 9 meeting.
