Data center moratorium for Detroit? - BridgeDetroit

Data center moratorium for Detroit? - BridgeDetroit

Detroit’s City Council is urging Mayor Mary Sheffield to impose a two-year moratorium on data centers in the city.  A resolution spearheaded by District 3 City Council Member Scott Benson asks that the mayor’s office and relevant city departments – the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department and Planning and Development Department – refrain from issuing any new data center permits until the city can “obtain a full understandi…

Detroit council calls for 2-year data center freeze: 'A lot of question marks'

By CHRISTINE FERRETTI BridgeDetroit This story was originally published by BridgeDetroit, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from BridgeDetroit, sign up for a free BridgeDetroit newsletter here.Detroit’s City Council is urging Mayor Mary Sheffield to impose a two-year moratorium on data centers in the city.  A resolution spearheaded by District 3 City Council Member Scott Benson asks that the mayor’s office an…