Americans pushing back against explosion of Data Centers

Voters Push Back Against AI Data Centers as Election Results Reveal Growing Opposition

Opposition to artificial intelligence data centers emerged as an issue in the November 3 elections, with candidates supporting restrictions or temporary construction bans gaining attention ... The post Voters Push Back Against AI Data Centers as Election Results Reveal Growing Opposition first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Trenton data center ban passes with nearly 80% of the vote

-> Reported by: Journal News The vote to ban data centers in Trenton has passed, according to unofficial election results Tuesday, Nov. 3. With 100% of precincts reporting, the measure passed by a landslide 80% to 20%. Trenton resident Barry Blankenship, who led efforts in the city to get the ban on the ballot, said seeing the results was emotional. “Everybody’s just so happy right now that a group of citizens came together, stood up for an issue — Democrats, Republicans alike,” he said. “We stood together and we beat a city.” Looking forward, he hopes the ban will keep an 18-building Amazon Web Services data center from developing within the city and could rein in the electric use of a four-building AWS data center already under construction. Council member Marci Butts told Journal-News she was happy the community got to vote on the measure. “It was very telling to me,” she said. “To see that the number was almost 80% for (the ban), really speaks to what the community actually wants. And I think it’s now our responsibility to respond to that in kind and move forward in the best way.” Butts said she did vote on the measure, but declined to say how she voted. Council member Austin Proffitt congratulated Blankenship and the Woodsdale and Trenton Environmental Resistance group, which “fought hard to have their voice heard.” “I am proud to be a part of a community where residents were unhappy with decisions made by their leaders and chose to get involved and do something about it,” Proffitt said. The Journal-News has reached out to the five other council members and did not receive responses from four of them. Mayor Ryan Perry declined to comment. The measure bans data centers requiring more than 25 megawatts of electricity from developing within city limits. Voters decided on the ban following more than a year of controversy over proposed data center developments, including an annexation fight, contentious council meetings, a citizen-led charter amendment, an Ohio Supreme Court case and Perry’s resignation, effective Jan. 1, 2027. (Perry had said his resignation stems from increasing obligations from both his full-time job and mayorship.) Residents began pushing back after plans surfaced in October 2025 for a data center, citing concerns about noise, light pollution, environmental impacts, rising utility demands and transparency. Path to the ballot In September, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ordered the charter amendment onto the ballot, ruling residents had collected enough signatures. The measure would likely not affect the four-building AWS data center already under construction on 141 acres in Trenton. However, it could impact a proposed 18-building AWS project tied to 600 acres in Madison and St. Clair townships. --> A petition to annex that land into Trenton was withdrawn in September but could be refiled. If annexation eventually succeeds, the ballot measure’s outcome could determine whether the project moves forward within the city. As it stands now, the 18-building data center could move forward on township land, but it’s dependent on timing and resolutions introduced in the townships. St. Clair Twp. introduced an amendment to its zoning resolution Oct. 13 to prohibit data centers, which still must be heard by the county as required by Ohio Revised Code. The Butler County Zoning Commission will have a hearing 3 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Government Services building to consider the resolution. Butler County passed a six-month moratorium on data centers — which applies to Madison Twp. — in mid-June, which will expire in December. Elsewhere, Butler County and other Ohio communities have enacted temporary moratoriums on data centers, though Ohio has no statewide ban. New York remains the only state with a statewide moratorium on large-scale data center development.   In Case You Missed It: The Silent War 6491: Poland Is Falling, Ukraine’s Tunnelgate Moment, Trump’s Drowned Rapebaby It was NOT A PLANE --> For breaking news from one of the most over the target and censored names in the world join our 100% Free newsletter at Newsletter, The best way to get the information you want. Also follow us at Gab Follow us on Gab.com , Like, comment, and subscribe. Telegram, Join our Telegram chat Shop Patriot and Detox the Deep State by shopping with our sponsors. RedPillLiving.com, Home of Sleepy Joe – the world’s most powerful all natural sleep formula. The Serapeum.com, The Hidden History of Man & The Mystery Babylon Religion of The Deep State.

Americans pushing back against explosion of Data Centers

Trenton residents have delivered a decisive blow to large-scale data center development, approving a ban on facilities requiring more than 25 megawatts of electricity within city limits. According to a report from the Journal-News, unofficial election results from Tuesday, November 3, showed the measure passing 80 percent to 20 percent with 100 percent of precincts […]

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