ITHACA, N.Y. — A Lansing resident is taking legal action against a town official, alleging he misused his position to block a proposed data center and other projects he personally opposed. The 135-page petition, filed June 17 in the state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, calls for the removal of board member and deputy town supervisor Joe Wetmore, alleging he conducted town business through private email channels. Wetmore has been one of th…