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Bay City asks planning staff to study data‑center rules after months of public concern; resolution passes unanimously
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment, the City Commission approved Mayor Gerard’s resolution asking planning staff and the zoning consultant to study data‑center zoning, environmental limits and public engagement; the motion passed 9–0.
The Bay City Commission voted unanimously on Jan. 5 to ask planning staff and the city’s zoning consultant to study the local implications of data‑center development and to identify public‑engagement questions and potential zoning provisions.
“My intent is to be proactive and to get public input through the planning commission,” Mayor Gerard said while introducing the resolution, urging the city to prepare questions and zoning language rather than react after a proposal arrives.
The resolution…
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