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SUMMARY:Coffee Talk
DESCRIPTION:Got some free time this morning?  Swing by Panera and chat with some like minded folks about the goings on in our fine city!  We can’t wait to see you!
URL:https://progressgrovecity.com/event/coffee-talk-16/2026-04-24/
LOCATION:Panera on Stringtown\, 1786 Stringtown Rd\, Grove City\, OH\, 43123\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social Events
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SUMMARY:Ask the Experts - Data Center Expert Panel
DESCRIPTION:You’ve probably heard that a tech company is proposing a 310-acre data center development in Grove City and they held their own public presentations on April 21 and 22 to tell you all about it. \nWe hope you went to hear what they had to say. \nNow come see us on Friday\, April 24 – because we’ve assembled a panel of independent experts who have no vested interest in selling you something. Just answers. \nThese are people who study utility rates\, land use\, environmental policy\, and economic impact for a living. They’re not here to pitch a development. They’re here to help your community understand what’s actually at stake…and what you can do about it. \n\nTwo questions. One night.\nThis conversation runs on two tracks…and we’re trying to stay in both lanes. \n\n\n\n\nLane 1 \nShould this happen at all? \nWhat are the real costs and risks of a 310-acre data center — for your electric bill\, your neighborhood\, your water\, and your community’s future? \n\n\n\nLane 2 \nIf it’s coming anyway…what do we demand? \nWhat does a responsible development look like? What have other communities won? And how do residents fight for it before the window closes? \n\n\n\n\n\nThis isn’t just about Grove City. These same decisions are playing out in communities across Ohio and across the country. The questions we’re asking Friday night are questions every community facing a proposal like this deserves answered. \nYour Moderator \n\nModerator & Policy Expert \nBailey Sandin \nWork & Wages Fellow – Policy Matters Ohio \nBailey has been digging into the economic fine print on big tech deals in Ohio\, getting down to what they actually deliver for working families\, what gets promised versus what gets built\, and how communities can fight for a better deal. She’ll moderate our panel and weigh in directly on tax incentives\, community benefits agreements\, and the real jobs picture. \n\nThe Panel \n\nCathy Cowan Becker \nBoard President of Save Our Parks  and Hilliard Community Advocate \nCathy has been on the frontlines of data center fights across Ohio\, including challenging a fuel cell plant that slipped through with almost no public notice. She knows exactly how these projects get fast-tracked – and what communities can do about it. She’ll open our panel conversation by grounding everything that follows in lived reality. \n\n\nMaureen Willis \nOhio Consumers’ Counsel \nThe state’s official advocate for residential utility ratepayers. If your electric bill is going up because of data center growth … and it is … Maureen is the person who fights back. She’ll walk us through what’s already baked into your rates and what’s still on the table. \n\n\nDr. Amber Woodburn McNair \nFounder\, AV McNair LLC  =  Expert in Land Use Planning for Public Infrastructure \nDr. McNair specializes in understanding how large-scale infrastructure facilities reshape the communities around them – land use\, planning and zoning tools\, and what residents can demand before the permits are signed. She knows what leverage looks like and how long it lasts. \n\n\nBecca Pollard \nInterim Executive Director – Buckeye Environmental Network \nBecca leads BEN\, a Central Ohio environmental justice organization with deep roots in energy\, water\, and community organizing campaigns across the state. She’ll bring the environmental and community justice lens to what a facility this size actually means for the land\, the water\, and the people nearby. \n\n\nGrove City is our home. It’s where we’re raising our kids\, where our parents live down the street\, where we’ve put down roots and built something worth protecting. The decisions being made right now about what gets built here\, who pays for it\, and what it costs our families for the next 20 years…those decisions are happening fast and they deserve our full attention. \nWe deserve straight answers from people who don’t have a financial stake in the outcome. Not a sales pitch. Not a PowerPoint from a company that will be long gone when the bills come due. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but space is limited. Doors open at 5:30 PM for RSVP guests\, and 5:50 PM for general admission. RSVP below to reserve your seat.
URL:https://progressgrovecity.com/event/ask-the-experts-data-center-expert-panel/
LOCATION:Urbancrest Quinichett Pavilion\, 3464 First Avenue\, Urbancrest\, OH\, 43123\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Meetings,Informational Meetings
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