Wixom City Council moves to regulate data centers with new ordinance

1. Clip 1 · 0:15 East Lansing City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Power & Grid Water

   Officials and speakers in East Lansing, MI address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.

   "CHANGING THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE TO SPECIFICALLY REGULATE DATA CENTERS. NOW, THIS IS A STORY WE'VE BEEN COVERING FOR MONTHS. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS AERIAL VIDEO OF WHERE THE DATA CENTER WOULD GO RIGHT ALONG. I-96 IN WIXOM NOW THE CITY OF BREAKS AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPING DATA CENTER REGULATION SINCE LATE 2025 AND EVEN ADOPTED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON CITY LEADERS. STUDY THE ISSUE LAST NIGHT COUNCIL BEGAN REVIEWING PROPOSED CHANGES THAT WOULD"

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2. Clip 2 · 0:59 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked

   Community members and local officials in East Lansing, MI weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.

   "ALICIA. YEAH. THIS DATA DANA CENTER DEBATE TOOK OVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY AND IT WAS UNDER THE CATEGORY UNFINISHED BUSINESS. AND I THINK THAT'S HOW A LOT OF THAT ONLY WITH SOME CITY LEADERS, BUT ALSO RESIDENTS ARE FEELING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS DEBATE. NOW, THERE IS ONE MONTH LEFT ON THE SIX MONTH MORATORIUM WHEN IT COMES TO DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. AND AS THE CLOCK TICKS CITY COUNCIL IS NOW RELEASED FROM THE TIME THAT THIS RULES SURROUNDING DATA"

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3. Clip 3 · 1:26 East Lansing City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Power & Grid Water

   East Lansing City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   "WHERE CAN THEY BE LOCATED? WHAT QUALIFIES AS A DATA CENTER AND WHAT WILL THE CITY'S RULES BE LIKE WITH NOISE COMING FROM COOLING SYSTEMS AND EVEN FUEL STORAGE. WITH SOME INDUSTRIAL ONE, WHICH IS PARTNER WITH SANS ONE IS LOOKING TO BUILD A 55 ACRE 3 BUILDING COMPLEX CURRENTLY TREE COVERED AREA OFF OF WIXOM ROAD NEAR PONTIAC TRAIL. MANY PEOPLE AT THE MEETING, PLEASE WITH CITY LEADERS HAVING SOME GUIDELINES. >> ALL OF THIS PUTS ME AT EASE"

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