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Wilmington · Clinton County
Ohio court blocks Wilmington data-center ballot question
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a citizen initiative proposing Wilmington data-center regulations cannot appear on the November 3 ballot. The ruling concerns a citywide policy proposal, not a permit or entitlement decision for the TAC / Ardent campus; the Court found that the initiative's private cause-of-action provision exceeded municipal authority.
Why it matters
The decision removes this proposed voter-enacted rule set from the current ballot, but it does not approve, deny, or otherwise resolve any individual Wilmington campus. Project-specific land-use, utility and permitting actions remain separate evidence tracks.
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Any narrower replacement initiative · City Council rulemaking · permit, utility and site-plan activity for Wilmington campuses · state or local court follow-on filings