Townsworth
New Albany, Ohio24-month community investment program
- Prepared for
- The community committee
- Host community
- New Albany, Ohio
- Facility
- Data center cluster and chip fab (Meta, Google, AWS, Intel, per public reporting)
- Term
- 24 months
- Annual fund
- $1,500,000
- Prepared
- November 12, 2026
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10
program items, 8 with a local partner
$1,036,000
itemized over 24 months
$1,964,000
held in reserve for the committee
1 of 12 draft lines names nothing local; 1 institution stays for the committee to confirm.
1Material commitments, from the developer's filings
The cultural program below is in addition to these, never instead of them.
- JobsNot yet enteredPermanent roles, local-hire target, construction peak
- Power25 MW the first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
- Water1 cited figurethe first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
- Noise & light1 cited figurethe first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
- Tax$10 million the first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
PowerSources and detail · 1 source
Under the AEP Ohio data center tariff adopted by PUCO on July 9, 2025, new loads of 25 MW or more pay for at least 85% of their highest billing demand, for a ramp period of up to four years plus eight years, with an exit fee of 36 months of minimum charges. AEP Ohio — Data Center Tariff (accessed Oct 27, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
WaterSources and detail · 1 source
The city says its data centers do not use large amounts of water daily and that it has not needed additional water capacity because of them. City of New Albany — New Albany Data Centers (accessed Oct 27, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Noise & lightSources and detail · 1 source
The city reports four noise complaints from an operational data center in 15+ years, plus September 2025 complaints about exhaust fans at Google's campus, with a permanent fix scheduled to start installation in June 2026. City of New Albany — New Albany Data Centers (accessed Oct 27, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
TaxSources and detail · 1 source
The city says data centers paid $10 million in community development charges for tax year 2024, abatements usually cover the first 10 or 15 operating years, and abated companies must make minimum annual payments. City of New Albany — City Finances (accessed Oct 27, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
From public reporting as of 2026-10-27. Check each figure against the developer's filings before this memo goes to the committee.
2The program
10 program items across 4 areas; 8 name a local partner.
| Area | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trades & training nights | $72,000 | 2% |
| Local purchasing | $48,000 | 2% |
| Community fund grants | $900,000 | 30% |
| Community events | $16,000 | 1% |
| Committee reserve | $1,964,000 | 65% |
| Total | $3,000,000 | 100% |
Sessions over the 24 months
| Area | Months with a session | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Trades & training nights | 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23 | 8 |
| Local purchasing | 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 | 8 |
| Community fund grants | 9 (3), 21 (3) | 6 |
| Community events | 10, 22 | 2 |
| Item | Item budget |
|---|---|
| Trades & training nightsQuarterly | $72,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Columbus State Community College, hosted at The Estate at New Albany | $18,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Columbus State Community College, hosted at Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts | $18,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Columbus State Community College, hosted at Creekside Conference & Event Center Qloo audience age: broad mix, no group stands out | $18,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Columbus State Community College, hosted at Westerville Public Library | $18,000 |
| Local purchasingQuarterly | $48,000 |
Supplier day hosted at The Estate at New Albany, run with New Albany Chamber of Commerce | $24,000 |
Supplier day hosted at Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, run with New Albany Chamber of Commerce | $24,000 |
| Community fund grantsOnce a year (months 9 and 21) | $900,000 |
Community grant: Academy Park Qloo audience age: over‑indexes with 35–44 | $200,000 |
Community grant: Millstone Creek Park Qloo audience age: broad mix, no group stands out | $200,000 |
Open community grant cycle: residents rank, the committee decides | $500,000 |
| Community eventsOnce a year (months 10 and 22) | $16,000 |
Community watch party: Columbus Blue Jackets | $16,000 |
Reserve, for the committee Not itemized by this tool: more grant cycles, larger awards or items residents add. The committee decides. | $1,964,000 |
| Total over 24 months$1,036,000 itemized + $1,964,000 in reserve | $3,000,000 |
Annual fund $1,500,000. Illustrative. Meta reports $5.6M+ given locally to date.
How each item is costed
3Guardrails
- 3.1Not persuasion: no item is timed to a vote, hearing or permit decision.
- 3.2Residents rank the grant shortlist in an anonymous ballot; the community committee decides. No resident data is sent to Qloo.
- 3.3No political, religious or identity targeting. 5 Qloo results were excluded by rule.
- 3.4Signals describe aggregate local affinities, not individual people. Partner availability is not yet confirmed.
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