ASHVILLE, Ohio — The Village of Ashville’s council is scheduled to take up a resolution Tuesday that would repeal the measure approving a development agreement with EdgeConneX Inc. for two data centers in the village, the same deal at the center of a referendum headed to Pickaway County voters in November.
The proposed repeal, listed for a first reading on the council’s Sept. 8 agenda, would undo Resolution 06-2026, which the council adopted in April as an emergency measure authorizing a development and supply agreement with EdgeConneX and an affiliated company to build the data centers on roughly 195 acres in the village. Opponents circulated referendum petitions against the resolution, a fight that reached the Ohio Supreme Court before the Pickaway County Board of Elections voted last month to place the question on the Nov. 3 ballot. Because the repeal is listed for only a first reading, it would need additional council votes before taking effect.
The council’s Committee of the Whole is scheduled to convene at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by the regular council meeting at 6:30 p.m., according to meeting agendas posted by the village. Finance, police, street and service, tax, utilities and the village administrator are each set to give department updates during the committee session.
Council is also scheduled to take up an ordinance on third reading establishing two-hour parking on a portion of Cherry Street, along with a resolution on third reading accepting public infrastructure improvements for the Ashton Crossing Section 3 development and releasing the developer’s completion bonds. A separate resolution on second reading would accept the county budget commission’s certified amounts and rates and authorize the village’s property tax levies for certification to the Pickaway County auditor.
New business includes a request for $22,000 in park impact fees to install security cameras and new locks at Miller Park, according to the agenda.
The meeting will also include presentations from GAI Consultants, delivering a final report to the village, and from Mitchell Gruber of Axon, who is expected to make a sales presentation on a potential drone purchase. Ashville’s Public Safety Committee discussed acquiring drones for village use earlier this month as part of a broader discussion that also covered proposed rules for e-bikes and scooters and a neighborhood watch program.
Ashville is a village of about 4,500 residents in Pickaway County, governed by an elected mayor and village council.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Village of Ashville and previous Scioto Valley Guardian reporting.
