Updates
Coalition updates.
Meeting recaps, records-request status, and analysis of the K-Nova rezoning record as new documents come in.
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Why Commercial Point's data center "emergency" deserves scrutiny.
A closer look at the May 20, 2024 emergency vote. Commercial Point's data-center rezoning was passed under an emergency clause that recites Ohio's statutory phrasing without explaining any actual threat to public peace, health, or safety. Ohio Supreme Court precedent has already struck down rezoning emergency clauses with similar wording.
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Ord 2026-09 passed. The pause begins.
Commercial Point Council adopted Ordinance 2026-09 on May 5, 2026 by a 5-1 vote, pausing new data center applications in the village for 18 months. Eric Nungester cast the only no vote.
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We're Asking Council to Hold a Special Meeting Before May 8
Residents are asking Commercial Point Council to publicly address procedural questions surrounding Ordinance 2024-07 before the procedural challenge deadline approaches.
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Why We Are Asking Commercial Point to Review the Validity of Ordinance 2024-07
Public records, Ohio law, and the village’s own code raise a serious procedural question about the May 20, 2024 vote adopting Ordinance 2024-07. Did council have enough votes to legally suspend the required three readings?
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K-Nova Executive Bill Scala's Comments Raise a Bigger Question: Who Is Driving This Process?
At the March 16, 2026 public meeting, K-Nova's Bill Scala framed the data-center project as already settled. Residents are still asking how it got this far, and how much was shaped behind closed doors.
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