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Sunbury schedules special meeting on data centers after resident warnings about noise and resource impacts
Summary
City manager set a special June 25 meeting to brief council and the public on data center impacts on water and power; residents raised noise and environmental concerns and staff outlined planned expert presenters and information-sharing steps.
Sunbury’s city manager told council on June 17 that the city will hold a special meeting on data centers on Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Bidwell High School auditorium to focus on water and power implications and to allow residents to question experts.
Mr. Hennessey said the meeting will feature two presenters: Brian Coglin, identified as chief operating officer of Del‑Co Water and president of the Ohio Water Reuse Association, who will address water reuse and regional supply; and John Syriac, managing partner at Go Sustainable Energy, who will discuss power options and the grid. "They'll talk about the region's energy grid, the impact of data centers on consumer prices for electric prices and other related energy impacts," Hennessey said.
Public commenters at the June 17 meeting framed the stakes for the special session. Alicia Dody, who said she lives at 12649 Vance Valley Road and opposes the industrial park, focused on noise impacts and on Sunbury's zoning standard (cited as section SAP1.15.14). She told council that the code allows "a maximum level of noise of 80 decibels" at the boundary of residential uses, and cited US EPA guidance that a 24‑hour 70‑decibel exposure is the limit to prevent hearing loss; she argued the city's limit would allow sustained levels she described as harmful.
Council and staff said the city is compiling public comments and state testimony and will share summaries online. Hennessey said the city has provided speakers with the public-comment summary to ensure presenters can address topics residents raised and that he is seeking additional speakers for future sessions on noise, community benefits agreements, economic development and environmental/health issues.
Next steps: the special meeting will include 20–25 minute presentations and 35–40 minutes for questions from council and the public, with written audience questions to be read by staff. Council members asked staff to distribute the compiled state testimony and public-comment summaries to members and the public.
