Rezoning Request for Meta-Backed Data Center Near Howell Withdrawn, Officials Say

Rezoning request for Meta-backed data center near Howell withdrawn, officials say

HOWELL TWP., MI – If officials in one Michigan community stood against the potential development of a massive data center, local residents say they’d have their back.

Developer pulls rezoning request for proposed AI data center in Howell Township

The developer behind a controversial AI data center proposal in Howell Township has withdrawn their rezoning request and text amendment application, township officials announced Monday.

Rezoning request for massive data center in Livingston County withdrawn

After months of debate and hundreds of public comments, a rezoning request for a controversial data center in Howell Township has been withdrawn.

Rezoning request for rural Michigan data center project pulled from consideration

Livingston County sign opposing proposed Howell Township data center | Courtesy of Stop the Data Centers Livingston County.The Howell Township family who sought to rezone a parcel of land for an artificial intelligence data center have withdrawn their request, putting the data center on ice, for now. Members of the Van Gilder family, which owns the land under consideration for the rezoning and runs a community Facebook page for the project, said…

Data center developers hit pause on $1 billion Howell Township proposal: 'The right thing to do now'

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Data center opponents say rezoning request withdrawal gives control back to township

The decision of a developer to withdraw a rezoning request for over a thousand acres of farmland for a data center is being hailed as a major turning point by opponents. The request was scheduled to go before the Howell Township Board today. Stop the Data Centers – Livingston County said the withdrawal — reported to have been made to Howell Township Board members by email on Sunday — was confirmed with Howell Township Supervisor Mike Coddington.…