Data Center Census

Canton, Stark County, OH

Perry Township Data Center

Also known as Panattoni Perry Township Data Center

ApprovedStark County commissioners approved in June 2026 after township and Canton JEDD approvals
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Panattoni Development Company plans a 240-megawatt data center on a more than 100-acre site at Faircrest Street SW and Kropf Avenue in Perry Township, Stark County. Perry Township trustees and the city of Canton approved it under a JEDD agreement, and the Stark County Board of Commissioners approved it 2-0 in June 2026; local officials say it is an Amazon data center. Residents have raised concerns about air quality, water, noise and secrecy, and some are petitioning for a statewide ballot measure on large data centers.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Planned capacity240 MW [1]
Source excerpt
“The project aims to bring a 240-megawatt data center to a more than 100-acre site at Faircrest Street SW and Kropf Avenue in Perry Township.”
Site sizemore than 100 [1]
Source excerpt
“The project aims to bring a 240-megawatt data center to a more than 100-acre site at Faircrest Street SW and Kropf Avenue in Perry Township.”
Floor areatwo buildings of approximately 218,000 sq ft each and two of approximately 160,000 sq ft each [2]
Source excerpt
“Two buildings of approximately 218,000 square feet each. Two buildings of approximately 160,000 square feet each”
Construction jobs670 [2]
approximately
Source excerpt
“approximately 670 construction jobs”
Target completionConstruction anticipated to begin in Q2 2026 [2]
Source excerpt
“Construction is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2026”

Water

Water sourcemunicipal (City of Canton) [2]
Source excerpt
“City of Canton will supply water to the project and has confirmed that there is adequate excess capacity to serve the facility”
Coolingambient air in cooler months; active cooling mainly in summer [2]
Source excerpt
“facility utilizes ambient air during cooler months. Active cooling is primarily reserved for the warmer summer months”

Money & incentives

Tax incentivesTax abatement (terms not stated in source) [3]
Source excerpt
“Despite a tax abatement, the center will reportedly become the single biggest taxpayer in the county.”

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteStark County Board of Commissioners approved 2-0 in June 2026; Commissioner Alan Harold abstained [3]
Source excerpt
“The vote was 2 to 0. Commissioner Alan Harold abstained.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Perry Township trustees and the city of Canton approve the project under a JEDD agreement [3]

  2. Panattoni hosts an open house at Perry High School on the project [1]

  3. Stark County Board of Commissioners approves the project 2-0 [3]

Issues raised

  • Residents raised concerns about inhalable particles, water, noise and secrecy [1]
  • Opponents are collecting signatures for a statewide ballot initiative to ban large-scale data centers [1][4]
  • County Commissioner Richard Regula said he believes there was a conflict of interest [3]

Sources

  1. Some Stark County residents skeptical of developers' answers on data center project
    Ideastream Public Media · Apr 15, 2026 · news
  2. Data Center Community FAQ
    Perry Township, Stark County · Apr 2026 · government
  3. Perry Data Center Gets County OK
    WHBC · Jun 11, 2026 · news
  4. As data center proposals spread across Stark County, neighbors fear what's next
    News 5 Cleveland · Jun 25, 2026 · news