1 data center project in Garfield Charter Township
Who decides here: the Township Board of Garfield Charter Township votes on zoning. The Grand Traverse County may review big projects too.
In Garfield Charter Township
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Garfield Township trustees unanimously paused data centers and crypto mines for one year, with a possible six-month extension. It was done as a zoning change. It likely stops a small data center plan on Cass Road.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Garfield Charter Township. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Garfield Charter Township: Consumers Energy Co. (company) or Wolverine Power Supply Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or DTE Electric Company (company) or Cherryland Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of Traverse City (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Michigan.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much power would the Sybrandt Road data center use?
- Who is the customer or operator for the Sybrandt Road data center?
- Will the developer come back after the moratorium ends?