Project Cherry Blossom, former River Raisin Golf Course, Frenchtown Township
Also called: Project Cherry Blossom
Cloverleaf Infrastructure wanted to buy township-owned land at the old River Raisin Golf Course for a data center of about 200 acres. Residents pushed back, and the township moved to pause data centers.
Where things stand: Listed as withdrawn by Gander Newsroom; the township is adopting a pause on data centers.
🕒 Latest update (March 10, 2026): Township board voted on a draft pause (moratorium) on data centers.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer River Raisin Golf Course, 1500 N. Dixie Highway, next to I-75, Frenchtown Township, Monroe County
- 🏢 CompanyCloverleaf Infrastructure
- 🌳 Size200 acres
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has Cloverleaf formally ended its plan, or will it return after the pause? 🙋 I'll find out
- What will the township do with the land? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Oct 22, 2025The township bought the 275-acre former golf course from ProMedica for $6.5 million.
- March 10, 2026Township board voted on a draft pause (moratorium) on data centers.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Frenchtown Township passed a zoning change allowing battery energy storage for data centers. A resident group planned to collect 1,200 signatures by Feb. 15, 2026 to put it on the November ballot.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Frenchtown Township considering data center for former ProMedica property · The Monroe News · Oct 24, 2025
- Frenchtown Township to review data center moratorium · The Monroe News · March 18, 2026
- How many AI data centers are planned in Michigan? We counted. · Gander Newsroom · March 2, 2026
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