WATERVILLE, Ohio — At Monday night's town hall agenda, Waterville City Council had planned to vote on a proposed 12-month moratorium on data centers. However, without a full council present, the decision was delayed until next month.

So far, Waterville Mayor Tim Pedro said there are no plans or permit applications for a data center in the city.

The only existing data center in northwest Ohio is Meta’s massive site in Wood County’s Middleton Township , expected to be fully operational in 2027.

Still, growing talk of similar projects in other communities has raised local concern. Some residents admit they aren’t sure what data centers even do.

“I don’t even know what a data center does. I have no idea,” said Waterville resident Paul Frank.

Even Pedro admitted he's still learning about

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