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Council approves consultant change order for data-center study; residents press for public engagement

Council approved a change order with the village's comprehensive-plan consultant to produce a non-site-specific study of data-center impacts and best practices; residents requested the study include public engagement or steering-committee representation.

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Residents press city on data-center water use; staff point to closed-loop cooling and pretreatment requirements

Questions about water supply, closed-loop cooling, wastewater pretreatment and costs dominated public comments; staff said developers must use city water if inside city limits and wastewater teams would review pretreatment and discharge plans.

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Planning commission favors conditional-use approach for data centers; council to consider zoning changes

Zoning Commissioner Nikki Wernicke recommended treating data centers as conditional uses in M districts so planning commission can require site-specific protections; the change will go to city council for consideration.

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Defiance holds public forum on data centers as council prepares zoning changes and possible moratorium

Mayor Mike McCann and Zoning Commissioner Nikki Wernicke presented proposed zoning changes aimed at regulating data centers; residents raised concerns about water use, noise, decommissioning and a petition to ban data centers on November’s ballot.

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Veterans Services reports rising claims and economic impact; VA CBOC groundbreaking on schedule for 2027

Veterans Services Director Ed Zackery said the office filed 370 claims through June, with 497 pending claims and 19 appeals; he cited a 2024 local economic impact of $118 million and said the VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic groundbreaking occurred in June and remains on track to open in late summer or fall 2027.

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MCBDD warns Medicaid match burden could push counties toward fiscal emergency; highlights fair accessibility efforts

MCBDD Superintendent Stacey Maleckar told commissioners a moratorium on new Medicaid waiver providers and rising county Medicaid-match obligations are stressing county boards; she also recognized community champions and introduced Leadership Academy graduates.

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Medina County Job & Family Services outlines Medicaid work‑requirement changes; estimates 5,000 residents may be affected

Job & Family Services Director Katie Masternick told commissioners the federal-state Medicaid Community Engagement Activity (MCEA) could affect about 5,000 of roughly 20,000 county Medicaid recipients; CMS has begun informal notices and formal county training is scheduled for December.