On September 9, three township trustees will cast a vote that will greatly impact nearly 60 homes and families in Middleton Township, in Wood County, Ohio. Meta wants to take another section of land to the south of its current project. This would make way for another data center being built between State Route 582 and Devils Hole Road.
Those of us living near and around the farmland, which will need the zoning change, have asked to stop this expansion to the south. We have pleaded with the zoning board, as well as the township trustees, but no consideration has been given to the people that live near and around the proposed site. We have supported the schools, fire protection and township buildings, etc. for over 30 years that we have lived in the area, yet Meta gets a 75% tax abatement for 15 years. Supposedly, they plan to give money to two school systems, but told the school systems not to expect any money for five to seven years.
What possible good comes out of the leveling of the homes and properties near and around the data center? Farmland owners are cashing big checks while at the same time greatly reducing home values in the area.
I am begging all those impacted by this outlandish growth, to attend the township meeting on September 9, at 7:00 p.m. at the Middleton Township Hall, located at 21745 North Dixie Hwy, Bowling Green, OH.
Mark Patton and the Middleton Township Concerned Citizens group
