Resident urges moratorium on data centers, alleges nondisclosure agreements with developers

Oct 7, 2026

Eileen Tesh told council she and dozens of residents attended an East China Township meeting amid rumors DTE planned a data center on 400 acres of the old coal-plant site and alleged officials signed NDAs; she asked Algonac to consider similar moratoriums and bans on NDAs to protect transparency.

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Eileen Tesh told the council that roughly 100 people attended a recent East China Township meeting after rumors surfaced that DTE was proposing a data center on the 400-acre former coal plant site on the St. Clair River. Tesh said residents were "very angry" over allegations that elected officials or government employees had signed nondisclosure or confidentiality agreements with DTE or a developer, and she urged Algonac leaders to adopt moratoriums and ordinances to prohibit NDAs.

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