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Ravenna City Council rushes to block potential data center proposal

- Wendy DiAlesandro

When the topic is data centers, Ravenna city officials seem split. Local administrators say a proposal to site a data center within city limits is no big deal, but City Council’s planning committee is racing to impose a one-year moratorium on such facilities.

At issue is local landowner Ray Harner’s apparent plan to use his property on state Route 14, across from UH Portage Medical Center, as a data center. Harner declined comment.

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