NEW RUSSIA TWP., Ohio — Northeast Ohio’s largest mega site could be getting even bigger. And neighbors and county leaders are bracing for the change that could come with the development of the rural section of central Lorain County.

On Wednesday, combines and heavy trucks were busy harvesting the crops in the area.

“It’s taken me 38 years to build what I have at my house. It’s taken my in-laws generations to build it,” said Steve Jackson.

The New Russia Township resident farms land near his home and helps his in-laws maintain their farm in nearby New Carlisle Township. The family worries their generational farming business could be under threat by development billed as “generational change.”

“Our consultant said, ‘Boy this is great news for the township.’ And my reaction was, ‘This is

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