The Village of Lordstown wants construction halted on a $1.2 billion power plant project alleging that the developers have violated the terms of their permit.

Attorney Matthew Reis has filed a complaint with the Ohio Power Siting Board claiming that Clean Energy Future is building a 940-megawatt gas-fired electrical generating plant on property that includes 35 acres of land zoned for residential use.

Village officials argue that the permit for the project specifies that the plant would be built on industrial-zoned property.

Clean Energy Future applied to have the zoning changed. However, village officials denied that request in June.

Village officials say they are concerned about neighbors, since the plant is being built near residential properties, adding that contractors have removed trees that acted as a buffer zone.

Additionally, the village alleges that the company drilled a water well without proper permits, doesn’t appear to have an environmental consultant on site, is operating within a 75-foot wetland buffer, and is doing construction work outside the proscribed hours.

According to the complaint, construction of the plant continues despite a cease-and-desist order from the village.

The Ohio Power Siting Board has given Clean Energy Future until August 22 to respond to the village complaint.

The Massachusetts-based company, which developed the first Lordstown Energy Center in 2018, is building the second power plant next to the current facility on Henn Parkway and state Route 45.