Details unknown
Rezoning requests for a data center outside Toledo, Ohio, have been approved.
The land parcels are located in Oregon, a city in Lucas County east of Toledo. It should not be confused with the western American state of Oregon, nor the various other American cities, towns, and communities with the same name.
The Oregon City Council unanimously approved requests for seven land parcels totaling 20 acres to be rezoned from ‘Agricultural District’ to ‘Advanced Manufacturing District’. All parcels lie on either Corduroy or North Wynn Road.
Details about the facility’s end user, its size, and its projected capacity are unknown.
Mayor Mike Seferian told the Toledo Blade that the data center projects would contribute an additional $20 million to the city’s general budget. “If everything goes well with this project, it would generate the same amount as the 2.25 percent payroll income tax. That is why it is such a big deal to us.”
“Everyone in the entire city would gain with the improvement or expansion of city services due to this enormous revenue stream addition to the city.”
Local residents expressed their concerns about the facility at the public meeting. These included worries about the facility's potential environmental and visual impact, its impact on Oregon’s water and electricity supply, and that approval of this project would initiate a domino effect for more data centers.
Toledo is not a prominent data center market. Most of Ohio’s data centers are clustered around the state capital Columbus, with secondary markets in Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Meta announced its plans for a data center campus outside Toledo in Northwest Ohio in April of this year. The tech giant reportedly invested $800m in the 280-acre facility, which will offer 715,00 sq ft (66,425 sqm) of floor area.
Source: DCD
