Detroit Evening Report: Councilman Scott Benson Works with City Leaders to Set Rules for Data Centers - WDET 101.9 FM

Detroit Evening Report: Councilman Scott Benson works with city leaders to set rules for data centers - WDET 101.9 FM

Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson met with a group of community leaders on Friday to discuss planning for new zoning rules for data centers. The city passed a resolution last month supporting a two-year data center moratorium. The group that met consisted of the city’s planning commission, members of the mayor’s administration and the Detroit Economic Development Corporation, as well as DTE Energy and other tech experts. Residents across the …

Detroit convenes data center zoning and policy working group

Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson convened a cross-sector workgroup Friday to get discussions going on zoning policy to govern data center developments in Detroit amid an explosion of interest and concern nationally.  Benson’s “data center stakeholder working group” came together after the City Council in March passed a resolution urging Mayor Mary Sheffield to establish a two-year moratorium on data center developments in the city.  The Dist…

Detroit forms data center working group after council backs moratorium

By CHRISTINE FERRETTI BridgeDetroit Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson convened a cross-sector workgroup Friday to get discussions going on zoning policy to govern data center developments in Detroit amid an explosion of interest and concern nationally.  Benson’s “data center stakeholder working group” came together after the City Council in March passed a resolution urging Mayor Mary Sheffield to establish a two-year moratorium on data center…