Proposed Defiance charter amendment would forbid data centers inside municipal limits.

There are enough legitimate signatures on a proposed Defiance charter amendment that would forbid data centers inside the municipal limits.  After reviewing the most recent petition, the Defiance County Board of Elections discovered 270 legitimate signatures-much more than the required 225.  The petition, which was first submitted by a three-person committee opposed to data centers, is legally returned to the city finance office.  The city will have until September 4 to decide on its legitimacy and ballot language.