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South Lyon council moves toward moratorium as data‑center concerns surface
Summary
City staff said they will bring a proposed moratorium on data centers to the next council meeting after questions at a Lyon Township information session about lithium‑ion backup batteries, water use and noise. Council members cited aquifer protection, emergency response and bond adequacy as reasons to study ordinance changes.
South Lyon’s interim city manager said the city will bring a proposed moratorium on data‑center projects to the next council meeting after recent public sessions raised multiple operational and safety questions.
“I think that’s why we need the moratorium and to thoroughly investigate this thing,” the mayor said while discussing a Lyon Township presentation staff attended; officials said the developer at that meeting described using large lithium‑ion battery packs for backup power and estimated water needs that prompted concern. Staff recounted figures shown at the Lyon Township presentation: the developer said it could use up to 53,000,000 gallons…
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