With a unanimous vote, Oregon City Council has paved the way for a multibillion-dollar technology-driven investment that will be remembered as an example of courageous leadership for northwest Ohio’s inherent advantage in the economy of tomorrow.

On the council agenda it looks like a simple zoning change from agriculture to advanced manufacturing for 22 acres at Wynn and Corduroy roads, but the decision will reshape Oregon financially.

A currently tight city budget of $20 million funded by a 2.25 percent income tax will take in a newfound $20 million annual revenue stream from the data center and a 1,475-megawatt power plant to run it, set to rise from the development site that is now nearly 200 acres with the latest addition.

The data center and the power plant are billion-dollar-plus

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