Monday night there was an emergency ordinance on the agenda for Lordstown council, to prohibit the establishment and operation of data centers in the village.

However, after hearing testimony from opponents and proponents of the ordinance, council put the vote on hold to gather more information.

"I'll just say it straight out, I am not for data centers," resident Mark McGrail said during public comment.

That sentiment was echoed through majority of the residents in the meeting. They want more research done on this first.

"I'm approving the ban until we can further research and investigate what the outcome and what the affect on our residents would be, these factors were not taken into consideration during the powerplant," Laura Czoka said.

They're also raising concerns over a number o

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