COLUMBUS, Ohio - A developer seeking to build a multibillion-dollar data center in the Village of Lordstown filed more than 3,000 pages of evidence with the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Bristolville 25 Developer LLC and BHGH Properties LLC submitted the documents as part of their lawsuit against the village and its zoning administrator, Kellie Bordner. The developers want the court to order village officials to process their application for the project.

The project, planned for 133 acres in Trumbull and Mahoning counties, represents an estimated $3.6 billion investment. The developer claims the facility would create 1,600 construction jobs and 120 permanent positions with an average hourly wage of more than $84.

The submitted evidence includes internal village emails, meeting transcripts, and detailed site plans. The records focus on the developers' attempt to start the approval process on Oct. 20, 2025.

According to the filings, Bordner informed the developers the following day that the zoning office was closed due to illness and could not proceed with the application until the village council decided on a proposed ban on data centers.

The developers argue that data centers were allowed under village law at the time they applied. They claim the village improperly blocked their project by enforcing a ban that had not yet been passed.

The village council later passed a ban on data centers in November, but members voted to repeal that ban in December. Attorneys for the village recently argued that the repeal should resolve the legal dispute.

However, the developer's evidence includes a Dec. 23 letter stating that village officials have still not authorized the village engineer to begin a formal review of the project.

The evidence also shows the developer offered to pay the village $10.8 million to help upgrade its water infrastructure and create a community fund for local projects.

Earlier this month, the village approved a six-month moratorium on future data center projects

Following this evidence filing, the developers have 30 days to submit their final legal arguments to the court. The village will then have 20 days to respond before the justices review the case.