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Residents urge Livingston County to address hyperscale data center proposals; Ingham County correspondence placed on file

Livingston County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Multiple residents pressed commissioners to protect rural character and require impact studies as hyperscale data centers are proposed nearby; the board placed Ingham Countys resolution on data-center transparency on file and committed to follow-up with planning staff.

Residents from Howell, Kahakta and Osceola townships used both public-comment periods at the Jan. 5 Livingston County Board of Commissioners meeting to press the county to take steps to address hyperscale data center proposals.

Charles Smith, who lives about 2,200 feet from a proposed site on Fleming Road, described concerns about prolonged, phased construction and noise, telling commissioners: "I will fight this till the day I die." Todd Kosakovich of Kahakta…

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