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Residents urge council to reject Deep Green data center rezoning; planners, BWL face questions on noise, water and community fit
Summary
At a long public‑comment session Jan. 26, Lansing residents and neighborhood advocates urged the City Council to oppose rezoning that would allow the proposed Deep Green data center in the REO Town area, citing noise, wastewater, pedestrian character and missing engineering details; council set a public hearing on related rezoning for Feb. 23, 2026.
Dozens of Lansing residents told City Council on Jan. 26 they oppose rezoning that would permit a proposed Deep Green data center near REO Town, asserting the site is pedestrian‑oriented and listing museums, gardens, small businesses and residences they say would be affected.
Public commenters repeatedly criticized city and developer presentations as lacking technical detail. At a community meeting cited by multiple speakers, they said Deep Green representatives declined to provide what attendees described as engineering or scientific proofs about noise, water use and air‑quality impacts. "I don't support…
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