No project in Northville City, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Northville City votes on zoning. The Wayne County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Wixom Industrial One data center, South Wixom Road
Wixom, Oakland County
54 acres
π Aug 7, 2026: Wixom Industrial One sued the city in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles awayProject Flex data center, Lyon Township
Lyon Township, Oakland County
172 acres
π Aug 13, 2026: Verrus sent revised final site plans.
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayMetrobloks data center, Southfield
Southfield, Oakland County
12 acres
π Dec 15, 2025: City council voted 5-2 to approve the site plan.
Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles awayGoogle data center (Project Cannoli), Van Buren Township
Van Buren Township, Wayne County
282 acres Β· for Google
π Oct 2, 2026: State utility regulators (MPSC) voted 3-0 to approve DTE's 20-year power contracts with β¦
Local votes and rules
π€ Agreement with the company Β· 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.
βΈοΈ Pause on new data centers
Northville City Council unanimously paused data center applications for 12 months while it looks at zoning changes. No project had been proposed.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Northville City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Northville City: DTE Electric Company (company) or Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm (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.