On Saturday, August 1, 2026, the Athens Township Board of Trustees met in special session and adopted a resolution titled “A RESOLUTION DECLARING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS, PROCESSING, OR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING CERTIFICATES FOR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE ZONED PORTION OF ATHENS TOWNSHIP, ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO, AND TO ALLOW FOR THE STUDY AND ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE “ZONING CODE FOR A PORTION OF ATHENS TOWNSHIP IN THE PLAINS, OHIO”