Garfield Township latest Michigan government body to enact data center moratorium - The Midwesterner

Garfield Township latest Michigan government body to enact data center moratorium - The Midwesterner

Garfield Township is the latest local government in Michigan to block data center developments after it approved a moratorium this week. The township’s moratorium, which the board passed unanimously on Tuesday, will last one year, but could be extended another six months. The resolution for the moratorium said data centers cryptocurrency mining facilities are “emerging land uses that may present unique and significant impacts related to land use…