Amazon Data Center Sparks Sunbury Concerns

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

Amazon’s proposed $2 billion data center in Sunbury, Ohio, threatens to become the region’s largest water user and has sparked fierce backlash from residents worried about environmental damage, noise, health risks, and unfair tax breaks. While city officials say infrastructure can handle the load, they admit uncertainty on how water shortages would be managed during peak demand. A nine-month moratorium approved in April reflects growing community resistance, echoing statewide efforts to ban large-scale data centers — though those efforts missed their ballot deadline and now aim for 2027…