Overview
- The Van Gilder family pulled its rezoning application, a move officials confirmed leaves the project on hold.
- The Howell Township Board of Trustees will not hear the request at tonight’s meeting after the withdrawal.
- Township officials are drafting definitions and regulations for data centers, with a public session still planned for comment on “data processing.”
- The shelved proposal had been described as a roughly $1 billion campus on about 1,000 acres near Marr and Fleming roads, with the corporate backer reported but not confirmed.
- Residents have raised concerns about noise, pollution, and utility strain, while the developer’s attorney touted a closed-loop water system, a property-value protection plan, and an escrow fund for enforcement costs.