Rural petition seeks vote on Washtenaw County data center zoning

Rural petition seeks vote on Washtenaw County data center zoning

Imaginima/Getty ImagesConcerned residents of rural Augusta Township in Washtenaw County have started collecting petition signatures in hopes to stop a planned data center development that would turn farmland into a home for massive amounts of computing power. The private equity firm Thor Equities is leading the development efforts. Advocates say the firm plans to invest roughly a billion dollars in the project, which they say could eventually ne…