Independence Twp. green lights moratorium on data centers
by Megan Kelley, Clarkston News (August 5, 2025)
“Just so you understand the dollar amounts that are involved in this, in Springfield Township they identified 60 acres. Part of what Springfield Township came back and said is that, and I’m not sure if it was the Planning Commission or the Board of Trustees, came back and said, ‘wait a minute, there’s a subdivision that butts right up against that.’ There’s 25 new homes or 28 new homes, and you know that subdivision was just built in the last 10 years. They (a data center company) said, “Okay, we’ll pay triple the cost of whatever they paid for it for all of them,’” Phyle said. “Money is not an object for these guys; it’s irrelevant.”