Nothing reported in Sylvan Township yet
Who decides here: the Township Board of Sylvan Township votes on zoning. The Washtenaw County may review big projects too.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County commissioners passed a resolution praising towns that paused data centers and urging others to do the same. They also backed a state bill to take back $100 million in state money for the University of Michigan and Los Alamos data center.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Sylvan Township, near Chelsea, stopped taking data center applications for 180 days, or until new rules took effect. No project was proposed.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Sylvan Township. - Go to township 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 Sylvan Township: Consumers Energy Co. (company) or Village of Clinton (not available) or Tri-county Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Michigan.