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Council schedules special meeting on data centers with MSU Extension presentation
Summary
The council set a joint planning and council special meeting for Aug. 17 (5:30 p.m.) to hear a Michigan State University Extension presentation on data centers and the elements to consider in drafting a local ordinance regulating data-center development.
City Manager Keith told the council staff is scheduling a joint planning commission and council special meeting for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, to receive a presentation from Michigan State University Extension about data centers. The presentation will cover what goes into data-center development and considerations for an ordinance to regulate them.
Keith said the meeting is intended to give council and planning staff a structured opportunity for questions and answers ahead of drafting local regulations. The special meeting will serve as the starting point for discussion around potential ordinance language and local policy choices on data-center siting and impacts.
