Land use & zoning
Lordstown council votes to ban future data centers amid AI project opposition
Confirmed
- Date
- 2025-11-03
- Location
- Lordstown, Trumbull County, OH
- Category
- Land use & zoning
The Business Journal reported November 4 that Lordstown Village Council voted unanimously the previous Monday evening to ban future data centers. Approximately 100 residents attended, and speakers raised water, power, noise and utility-cost concerns relating to a proposed AI development by Bristolville 25 Developer LLC along state Route 45. The developer's attorneys disputed whether the village followed Ohio's zoning procedures; those claims were not a court finding invalidating the ban. This entry documents the November 3 council vote, not permanent cancellation of the project or a subsequent court outcome. The investment, wages, taxes and infrastructure contributions described by the developer were proposed benefits, not completed results. Residents' concerns do not establish measured harm from an operating facility.