BY STACY SOBOTKA Oakland Township is one of the latest local communities to address data centers. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m., April 28 for the first reading of an ordinance to amend…
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BY STACY SOBOTKA The first steps of preparing an ordinance or ordinance amendments for data centers were taken at the Washington Township Planning Commission meeting March 12. The plan is to review ordinances and make…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township is beginning the process of selecting consultants for its zoning ordinance review regarding data centers. As a first step, the board of trustees hired an engineering consultant firm to make…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Bruce Township has extended their moratorium for all applications for industrial zoning. The Bruce Township Board of Trustees approved renewing the moratorium for all applicants for industrial research office and light industrial…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Approximately 40 Washington Township residents braved frigid temperatures as they rallied on the 26 Mile Road overpass over M-53 against a proposed data center Feb. 8. The township received a proposal from…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township is taking a closer look at its zoning ordinances pertaining to data centers in response to months of vocal pressure from residents. The Washington Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Residents continued to pressure the Washington Township Board of Trustees about a proposed data center at their Jan.21 meeting. During public comment section of the meeting, concerned residents shared their thoughts on…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Romeo has now joined Bruce Township and Armada Township in passing a moratorium temporarily stopping applications from data centers developers. The Romeo Village Board of Trustees approved a one-year moratorium on data…
Prior to January of 2025, identifying the urgency with which we needed to reduce carbon emissions and propose alternate ways of decarbonizing were commonplace. At least on the left. But I haven’t heard much…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The Armada Township Board of Trustee approved a moratorium at their Jan. 14 meeting on the building of data centers within the community for 180 days. Armada Township Attorney Linda McGrail said…