No project in Freedom Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Freedom Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposedabout 6 miles away
Bitdeer AI data center at Turnpike Commerce Center (Shalersville)
Shalersville, Portage County
257 acres
🕒 Aug 12, 2026: Portage County Regional Planning Commission tabled the township's proposed zoning change…
Being builtabout 15 miles awaySoftBank Stargate data center at former GM Lordstown plant
Lordstown, Trumbull County
for OpenAI (Stargate project with SoftBank and Oracle)
🕒 Oct 2025: Crews began clearing the old parking lot in front of the plant for the data center.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Township trustees passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in March 2027.
March 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Freedom 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
Ohio Edison Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.