Plain City moves toward a one-year data center moratorium
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July 18, 2026

Plain City moves toward a one-year data center moratorium

By Sarah Vollrath 

Plain City is set to vote on a 12-month moratorium on data centers next month.

At the Monday village council meeting, the board voted to implement legislation that would then come back to council at the next regular meeting in August. The moratorium would be for new data center applications, not any ...

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