Jessica Mathews / [email protected]
Green Oak Township is setting the record straight following false claims circulating about a proposed data center project in the community.
Supervisor Mark St. Charles issued the following statement:
FYI from the Supervisor:
Over the weekend, it came to our attention that a Facebook post claimed Green Oak Charter Township is considering the development of a 60,000-square-foot data center. That claim is false.
The 60,000-square-foot building referenced in the post is not a data center. It is an application submitted by Peaker Services to expand its existing business. Peaker Services specializes in rebuilding diesel engines for the railroad industry, and the proposed addition is intended solely to support that operation.
The post also references the Township's High Intensity Facility Overlay District map and suggests that it is connected to a pending data center proposal. That is also incorrect.
The Township Board adopted the High Intensity Facility Overlay District ordinance as a proactive planning measure. Its purpose is to establish clear standards and identify appropriate areas where high-intensity facilities, including data centers, could be considered in the future if an application were ever submitted.
Without such an ordinance, those uses could potentially seek approval in any Limited Industrial (LI) zoning district. By adopting a comprehensive ordinance, the Township established objective standards and avoided creating an...
Jessica Mathews / [email protected] Green Oak Township is setting the record straight following false claims circulating about a proposed data center project in the community. Supervisor Mark St. Char...