Michigan data center plan dead two weeks after it was announced

LANSING, Michigan — Less than two weeks after unveiling a data center community engagement proces s officials hoped would flip the script on the hotly contested developments, the project is dead. The announcement of a possible data center in Delhi Township and Holt, on the south side of Lansing, by a local economic development agency was met with immediate opposition. The township ended its partnership with the economic development group the next day and had unanimously approved a resolution opposing the data center within three days of the announcement. kAm~? |@?52J[ }@G] h[ E96 {2?D:?8 t4@?@>:4 pC62 !2CE?6CD9:A W{tp!X D2:5 E96 562= :D ?@ >@C6]k^Am kAm{:89E9@FD6 $FDE2:?23:=:EJ[ E96 AC6\56G6=@A>6?E 7:C> E92E :?E6?565 E@ H@C< H:E9 E96 4@>>F?:EJ E@ 255C6DD 4@?46C?D 23@FE E96 S`_ 3:==:@? 52E2 46?E6C[ H:E95C6H :ED :?E6C6DE :? E96 D:E6] {tp! H:== ?@H =@@< E@ @E96C Q?@?\52E2 46?E6C @AA@CEF?:E:6DQ 7@C E96 D:E6[ D2:5 q@3 %C6K:D6[ AC6D:56?E 2?5 rt~ @7 {tp!]k^Am kAm“(9:=6 H6 2C6 5:D2AA@:?E65 E92E 2 AF3=:4 5:2=@8F6 H2D ?@E ECF=J 2==@H65 E@ 368:?[ H6 E92?< E96 s6=9: %@H?D9:A 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 {:89E9@FD6 $FDE2:?23:=:EJ 7@C E96:C A2CE:4:A2E:@? 2?5 7665324<[ E9@F89 3C:67[” %C6K:D6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AFC6=2?D:?8]4@>^?6HD^96@A\56G6=@A6C\H:E95C2HD^QmD2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^2mk^Am kAm%96 AC@;64E :? s6=9: %@H?D9:A H2D 2??@F?465 ~4E] af[ D:I >@?E9D :?E@ 2 @?6\J62C 52E2 46?E6C >@C2E@C:F> G@E65 @? 3J E96 E@H?D9:A 3@2C5]k^Am kAm{tp! 2??@F?465 E96 AC@;64E H:E9@FE 7:CDE 4@?DF=E:?8 E96 3@2C5[ A2CE=J E@ 255C6DD 4@?46C?D @E96C 4@>>F?:E:6D 925 C2:D65 23@FE =@42= =6256CD C646:G:?8 25G2?46 :?7@C>2E:@? F?56C ?@?\5:D4=@DFC6 28C66>6?ED] qFE E96 =24< @7 25G2?46 4@>>F?:42E:@? H:E9 s6=9: %@H?D9:A C6D:56?ED 42FD65 :>>65:2E6 FAD6E]k^Am kAmQ%96C6 :D ?@ 52E2 46?E6C AC@A@D2= 36:?8 4@?D:56C65 @C 5:D4FDD65[Q s6=9: %@H?D9:A |2?286C %C24J |:==6C D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E ~4E] af] Qq@2C5 >6>36CD 92G6 ?@E 4@>>F?:42E65 H:E9 2 52E2 46?E6C 56G6=@A6C 2?5 E96J 92G6 ?@E[ 2?5 H:== ?@E[ D:8? 2?J ?@?\5:D4=@DFC6 28C66>6?ED]Qk^Am kAm{:89E9@FD6 $FDE2:?23:=:EJ D2:5 @? ~4E] af E92E :E H@F=5 H@C< H:E9 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD @G6C E96 ?6IE D:I >@?E9D E@ 56G6=@A 2 7C2>6H@C< 7@C H92E 2? 2446AE23=6 52E2 46?E6C[ :7 2?J[ H@F=5 =@@< =:<6 2?5 FD6 E92E E@ 564:56 @? 2? 6G6?EF2= 6?5 FD6C] %96 4@>>F?:EJ H@F=5 564:56 H96E96C E@ =:7E E96 >@C2E@C:F> ?6IE pAC:=]k^Am kAm%96 A=2? 42>6 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6[ 2 =:EE=6 D@FE9H6DE @7 E96 A=2??65 cab\24C6 s6=9: %@H?D9:A D:E6[ E96 |2D@? 2C62 4@>>F?:EJ H2D 7:89E:?8 2 9JA6CD42=6 52E2 46?E6C 56G6=@A>6?E A=2??65 7@C CFC2= 72C>=2?5]k^Am kAm%96 s6=9: %@H?D9:A AC@A6CEJ[ =@42E65 36EH66? r@==686 #@25 2?5 r652C $EC66E :? w@=E[ :D @H?65 3J s%} s6G6=@A>6?E] {tp! 92D 925 2? @AE:@? @? E96 A2C46= 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD 2?5 92D C646:G65 23@FE Se]d >:==:@? :? $EC2E68:4 $:E6 #625:?6DD !C@8C2> 5@==2CD 7C@> E96 DE2E6VD 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 286?4J E@ 96=A AC6A2C6 :E 7@C 7FEFC6 56G6=@A>6?E]k^Am kAm(96? E96 s6=9: %@H?D9:A D:E6 H2D 2??@F?465[ E96 AC@A6CEJ :D 4FCC6?E=J 56D:8?2E65 2D 2? Q64@?@>:4 @AA@CEF?:EJ AC@A6CEJQ 3FE H@F=5 ?665 E@ 36 C6K@?65 E@ :?5FDEC:2=] r@?DF>6CD t?6C8J :D E96 6=64EC:4 AC@G:56C 7@C E96 2C62]k^Am kAm{:89E9@FD6 925 A=65865 2 C@F89=J Sa_ >:==:@? 4@>>F?:EJ 36?67:ED A24<286 2?5 36=:6G6D E96 ?6H 52E2 46?E6C H@F=5 :?4C62D6 E96 E@H?D9:AVD E2I C6G6?F6 7C@> Sab >:==:@? E@ Sfe >:==:@?]k^Am