BRACEVILLE — As more and more communities place moratoriums on issuing permits for data centers, Braceville trustees also have taken that step by approving a six-month moratorium, effective immediately.

Trustees at their meeting Tuesday unanimously passed the moratorium for any permits and applications being issued.

Resident George Gordon, who serves as chairman of the zoning board, said it is important to protect the community with moratoriums to allow for time to review the issue.

“There are many communities that have done this. It is important to protect the township,” he said.

Trustee Jeff Tucker said the county planning commission is working on zoning resolutions for data centers.

Trustee Chairman Todd Garland said there have been concerns from communities about the noise, and use of electricity and water for data centers.

“You hear so many different concerns. People say they make a lot of noise. The data centers can’t be any louder than all the noise we hear all the time from the turnpike,” Garland said.

The Ohio Turnpike passes through a section of the township.

LOG CABIN

In other matters, Cindee Mines of Champion, who has attended county commissioners and Trumbull Metroparks board meetings about the historic log cabin in Braceville, addressed trustees about her concerns for keeping the structure in the county.

Mines said the cabin is owned by the Metroparks which wants to sell it.

She said a grant was used for obtaining the property, but it did not include the cabin.

Mines said people at recent meetings that she has attended have suggested the cabin may be moved to Braceville Center or the Trumbull County Fairgrounds, but the key is to keep it in the county.

Mines said she has walked on the cabin property and it is very difficult with the wetland area.

Tucker said the rear property owned by the metroparks is used for deer hunting.

Mines said the metroparks are seeking proposals for the cabin and the logs.

A meeting with the county commissioners, county planning commission and the metroparks is set at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioners hearing room.

Tucker said the township can’t afford to do anything with the cabin since it has limited funds for maintaining the structure.

In other business, trustees:

• Announced the owner of the former Braceville middle school building north of the township center wants to prevent it from being demolished. Township Fiscal Officer Tom Shay said a hearing will be set by trustees in the future on the former school.

• Approved jointly seeking with Newton Township trustees Ohio Public Works Commission funds for the paving of Hewitt Gifford Road between Kale Adams Road and Wood Lenart Road, which is in both townships. The local 46% share of the project will have each township covering 23% of the costs, while the OPWC will cover 54%.

• Heard from Trustee Dennis Kuchta that Allen Smith Road is set for paving this year.

• Discussed condemned properties on Cedar Street and Warren Ravenna Road that need to be demolished.