May 6, 2026Board meeting
Niles City Council Regular Meeting
The council reviewed several communications including liquor license applications and an electric rate plan. A committee report was presented regarding a proposed data center project in Weathersfield Township, which spurred extensive public discussion concerning health, environmental, and utility impacts. Council discussed potential annexation of the data center site, proposed moratoria on data center developments, and various ordinances concerning permit fees, property transfers, and infrastructure projects, such as storm culvert repairs, service line potholing, and street paving.