No project in Wayne Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Wayne Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Urbana Technology Hub (Thor Equities data center)
Urbana, Champaign County
🕒 July 15, 2026: A resident turned in petitions for a city charter change to ban very large data centers.
Being builtabout 15 miles awayAmazon (AWS) data center in Marysville Innovation Park
Marysville, Union County
for Amazon
🕒 March 11, 2025: Amazon Web Services announced a $1 billion data center in Marysville, to open in 2027.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Township trustees changed the zoning rules to name data centers but not allow them in any zone. In practice, this bans new data centers.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Wayne Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Wayne Township: Dayton Power & Light Co. (company) or Pioneer Rural Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.