{"id":179737,"date":"2025-09-25T00:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/179737\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:55:11","slug":"ai-data-center-developer-sues-township-near-ann-arbor-over-denial-to-rezone-farm-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/179737\/","title":{"rendered":"AI data center developer sues township near Ann Arbor over denial to rezone farm land"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RelatedA rendering shows Related Digital’s proposed computer data center in Saline Township, MI.Provided by Related Digital<\/p>\n

SALINE TWP., MI \u2014 A computer data center development firm and landowners have filed a lawsuit against a rural community near Ann Arbor over a recent decision not to rezone agricultural land<\/a> for a 2.2-million-square-foot facility a tech giant could use.<\/p>\n

The actions of the Saline Township board \u201cconstitute an arbitrary refusal to permit a legitimate and economically feasible land use,\u201d Natalie Ravitz, spokesperson for Dallas-based development firm Related Digital, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Washtenaw County reporter<\/p>\n

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