Timeline: Springfield Township Data Center
Data Center Moratorium in effect until DECEMBER 2026.
| Date | Event | Source / Link |
| August 26, 2026 | Supervisor Davis met with Property Owner of 8300 Andersonville Road – Owners reiterated that a data center will not be built on property. | – Screenshot of Supervisor Update (August 27, 2026) – Link to Data Center Updates on Springfield Township’s Site |
| August 25, 2026 | PC Meeting to review changes to the Data Center Zoning Ordinances. Property owner for 8300 Andersonville Road states plan for property is not a data center. | – PC Agenda & Packet (August 25, 2026) – Link to Video Recording of PC Meeting (August 25, 2026) – PC Meeting Minutes (August 25, 2026) *pending – Oko Post: Data Center Concerns Addressed at Aug 25 Springfield Township Planning Commission Meeting |
| August 18, 2026 | Carlisle Wortman sends 2nd draft of proposed data center ordinance changes to Planning Commission | – Carlisle Wortman ‘Draft Zoning Ordinance Amendments for Data Centers and Large-Scale Industrial Developments’ (August 18, 2026) |
| July 28, 2026 | Planning Commission Meeting discusses Data Center Zoning Ordinance changes | – PC Meeting Agenda (July 18, 2026) – Link to Video Recording of PC Meeting – PC Meeting Minutes (July 18, 2026) |
| July 21, 2026 | Independence Township Supervisor Phyle spoke about conversations had with Supervisor Davis: “Phyle… pointed to Springfield Township, which he says was offered $6 billion to develop a data center. “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.” | – Independence Board of Trustee Meeting Video (July 21, 2026) – Clarkston Article ‘Independence Twp. green lights moratorium on data centers’ (August 5, 2026) |
| July 9, 2026 | Springfield Township Board agenda: “1. Extend Data Center Moratorium” under Old Business on July 9 Meeting Agenda Approved for 30 day extension | –Springfield Township Board Meeting Agenda (July 9, 2026) –Township Board Meeting Minutes (July 9, 2026) |
| June 23, 2026 | Planning Commission Meeting: Draft Data Center Zoning Ordinance Amendments | – Planning Commission Meeting Agenda (June 23, 2026) – Carlisle Wortman Proposed Data Center Zoning Ordinance Changes |
| May 14, 2026 | Township Board approves 30-day extension of moratorium, expiration date pushed from June 9, 2026 to July 9, 2026. | – Springfield Township Board Meeting Minutes (May 14, 2026) Pg 1, 18-19 |
| April 3, 2026 | In this township update, Supervisor Ric Davis stated that Springfield had recently received three separate data center inquiries and remained under a moratorium while data center ordinance language was being developed. | – Data Center Latest Updates Screen Shot |
| January 7, 2026 | Supervisor Ric Davis issued a community update explaining that Springfield Township was preparing for the possibility of data center development by adopting a temporary moratorium and drafting zoning standards. | – Supervisor Update (January 7, 2026) |
| January 6, 2026 | A meeting was held with Township officials, consultants, and the Township attorney to discuss how Springfield could structure data center regulations before any formal application is submitted, including proposed size-based categories and a more detailed review process for larger, more intensive facilities. | – Meeting Minutes (01/06/2026) |
| December 16, 2025 | Giffels Webster presented an overview of data centers to the Springfield Township Planning Commission, explaining why the Township is reviewing its regulations and highlighting key issues. | – Giffels Webster Presentation (December 16, 2025) |
| December 15, 2025 | A meeting was held with a Cushman & Wakefield representative regarding a possible data center on an 84-acre Andersonville Road parcel, where Township officials outlined the information that would be required before any formal application could move forward. | – Springfield Township Data Center Meeting Minutes with Cushman & Wakefield (12/15/2025) – The Parcel that was Discussed located at White Lake Rd and Andersonville Rd. |
| December 11, 2025 | The Township Board adopted a temporary 180-day moratorium on data center approvals, set to expire around June 9, 2026 unless extended or ended earlier, while Springfield studies the issue and considers updates to its zoning rules. | – Official Springfield Township Moratorium Document (12/11/2025) |
| December 8, 2025 | Giffels Webster sent a memorandum to the Springfield Township Planning Commission explaining why the Township’s current zoning rules may not adequately address modern data centers and outlines issues to study, including location, water use, energy demand, noise, buffers, security, design, natural resources, and decommissioning. | – Giffels Webster Memo (12/8/2025) |
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