Rural township near Saline changes course on AI, computing data center after lawsuit

Rural township near Saline changes course on AI, computing data center after lawsuit

SALINE TWP., MI — Despite local officials’ opposition, a controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community in southeast Washtenaw County is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant.

Saline Township Votes to Negotiate Data Center Settlement - The Sun Times News

Image: Conceptual rendering of the data center. Courtesy Related Digital Following two hours in a closed session with attorneys by a joint meeting of planning commissioners and board Wednesday evening, following a few questions from the audience attending, the board voted 4 – 1 to instruct attorney David Landry to negotiate a settlement with Related Digital and property owners. Landry provided those in attendance with a brief description of the …