Small data center in an old industrial building, Sybrandt Road (Garfield Township)
A developer wants to turn an existing industrial building on 3.45 acres on Sybrandt Road into a small data center, without making the building bigger. The township says the plan is incomplete. A one-year township moratorium now puts it on hold.
Where things stand: An incomplete site plan was filed in July 2026. The township's one-year data center moratorium (Aug. 25, 2026) puts it on hold.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 25, 2026): The Garfield Township board voted unanimously for a one-year moratorium on data centers and crypto mining, with a possible six-month extension.
What we know
- 📍 Where2325 and 2357 Sybrandt Road, off Cass Road, near the Sara Lee plant, Garfield, Grand Traverse County
- 🏢 CompanyCervenka Development Partners
- 🌳 Size3.45 acres
❓ Still unanswered
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- Will the developer come back after the moratorium ends? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026An Illinois developer filed an incomplete site plan to reuse an existing industrial building as a small data center.
- Aug 25, 2026The Garfield Township board voted unanimously for a one-year moratorium on data centers and crypto mining, with a possible six-month extension.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Garfield Township trustees unanimously paused data centers and crypto mines for one year, with a possible six-month extension. It was done as a zoning change. It likely stops a small data center plan on Cass Road.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Garfield Township tees up data center moratorium; incomplete application submitted for project · The Ticker (Traverse City) · July 24, 2026
- Garfield Township puts a 1-year ban on data centers, cryptocurrency mining · Interlochen Public Radio · Aug 26, 2026
- Garfield Township issues moratorium on data centers · The Ticker (Traverse City) · Aug 2026
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