1 data center project in Gibraltar City
Who decides here: the City Council of Gibraltar City votes on zoning. The Wayne County may review big projects too.
In Gibraltar City
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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 miles awayProject Cherry Blossom, former River Raisin Golf Course, Frenchtown Township
Frenchtown Township, Monroe County
200 acres
🕒 March 10, 2026: Township board voted on a draft pause (moratorium) on data centers.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
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.
⚖️ Court case
Raeden and Cal Realty sued Gibraltar in federal court. They say their application for a 100-megawatt data center at 27800 W. Jefferson Ave. came before the pause and must be reviewed under the old rules.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Gibraltar passed a one-year pause on data centers, after a developer had already applied to build one on the old McLouth Steel site.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Has the federal court ruled on Raeden's lawsuit?
- Who would use the data center?