No project in Dearborn City, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Dearborn City votes on zoning. The Wayne County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Solstice Data center, Enterprise Drive, Allen Park
Allen Park, Wayne County
🕒 June 4, 2026: Planning commission voted 7-2 to deny the site plan and asked the city to pause data cen…
Proposedabout 7 miles awayProposed data center on city land, Shoemaker Street, Detroit
Detroit, Wayne County
🕒 March 2026: City council voted 6-2 to ask the mayor for a two-year pause on data center permits.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 11 miles awayMetrobloks data center, Southfield
Southfield, Oakland County
12 acres
🕒 Dec 15, 2025: City council voted 5-2 to approve the site plan.
Proposedabout 14 miles awayRaeden data center at former McLouth Steel site, Gibraltar
Gibraltar, Wayne County
🕒 Aug 2026: Raeden and landowner Cal Realty sued the city in federal court over the pause.
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company · Wayne County
The Wayne County Commission voted 13-0 to override County Executive Warren Evans's Sept. 25 veto of tax breaks for the Google data center in Van Buren Township.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Dearborn City. - 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 Dearborn City: Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm (run by the town) or DTE Electric Company (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Michigan.