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Residents and township trustees urge commissioners to block Trenton annexation, seek moratorium on hyperscale data centers
Summary
Residents and Lemon Township trustees urged Butler County commissioners to halt a Trenton annexation that would enable hyperscale data centers, requested environmental and traffic studies, and asked the board to pursue a countywide moratorium pending township consensus.
Commissioners heard sustained public opposition to the City of Trenton's proposed annexation and the prospect of hyperscale data centers during the April 21 meeting of the Butler County Board of Commissioners.
County administration staff told commissioners they had polled all six townships that fall under county zoning authority and found four (Oxford, Ross, Lemon and Milford) in favor of a moratorium on data centers but that Hanover wanted further trustee discussion and Madison planned a special meeting on April 29, leaving no unanimous countywide consensus. The administrator said moratorium…
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