LORDSTOWN, Ohio - Lordstown Village Council is scheduled to hold the third reading tonight on legislation to ban data centers, which could halt a $3.6 billion artificial intelligence project.

The proposed ban has been placed on the council agenda for emergency passage, a designation that could allow for a final vote at the meeting.

The move to ban data centers comes as Bristolville 25 Developer LLC seeks to build a new AI data center on a plot of land that sits primarily within the village limits.

Drawings for the project show multiple buildings that would constitute a $3.6 billion investment in the area. Developers have touted the economic benefits of the facility, which they say would create 120 jobs with an hourly wage of nearly $84.

Beyond the direct job creation and investment, B

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