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Talbot County Admits It Broke Zoning Law. Its Data Center Ordinance Is Void.
In a consent judgment signed Oct. 22, Talbot County agreed its July 6 data center amendment was adopted without the notice and hearings state law requires. The judge declared it void from the start.
Will Columbus's Pickleball Courts Pay for Themselves? Questions Worth Asking
Columbus taxpayers are putting more than $8 million into a 25-court Uptown pickleball complex. One councilor says it begins to pay for itself fairly soon. The project’s own economic study, other cities’ experience and decades of research point to a different answer.
Who Answers for Columbus Development Deals? Questions Worth Asking
Columbus Council picks the boards that hand out bonds, land and tax breaks, but it doesn’t vote on their deals. Here is how the system works, where the checks are, and the questions residents should be asking.
No Jury. Judge Martin Will Hear the Data Center Case Himself, Starting Dec. 14.
Judge John T. Martin Sr. denied the neighbors’ request for a jury. The Project Ruby zoning case will go to a bench trial before the judge alone, starting Dec. 14.