Crane Data Centers 'Project Milo' (Hubbard)
Also called: Project Snow Goose, Deer Creek Golf Course site
Crane Data Centers looked at building a 300-megawatt data center on a closed golf course in Hubbard. City records show the mayor signed a secret deal (NDA) in 2024. No formal plan was filed, the company stopped calling, and the city paused data centers for a year.
Where things stand: The mayor says the project is dead. Hubbard passed a 12-month pause on data centers in June 2026.
🕒 Latest update (July 6, 2026): Residents turned in a petition to put a permanent data center ban on the November ballot.
What we know
- 📍 WhereClosed Deer Creek Golf Course, north of East Liberty Street, Hubbard, Trumbull County
- 🏢 CompanyCrane Data Centers
- ⚡ Power it needs300 megawatts (about as much as 240,000 homes)
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. The mayor signed a five-year secret deal (NDA) with Crane Data Centers and the JobsOhio regional partner Lake to River in December 2024.
❓ Still unanswered
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- Did the data center ban make the November 2026 ballot in Hubbard? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 2024Hubbard's mayor signed a five-year NDA with Crane Data Centers and Lake to River.
- May 2025Surveyors were seen at the Deer Creek Golf Course.
- June 2026Hubbard passed a 12-month pause on data centers.
- July 6, 2026Residents turned in a petition to put a permanent data center ban on the November ballot.
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Voters will decide whether to fully ban data centers in the city. The city was negotiating with a possible data center developer.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in June 2027.
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Where this comes from
- WATCHDOG: Discussions released between Hubbard mayor, data center company · WFMJ · July 2026
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