Saline Township, a small farming community in Michigan, reportedly voted down a proposed data center twice before a lawsuit from its billionaire-backed developer led to the project moving ahead.
What happened?
A Florida-based anti-data-center grassroots advocate broke down the situation in a now-viral TikTok video, explaining how developers landed a deal to develop 575 acres in Saline Township for a 25-million-square-foot data center complex, known to many as “The Barn.”
@j_floridadatacenters.org This town voted no twice and got a data center approved anyway. #datacenter♬ original sound – james
The activist explained that Saline, a town of 2,300 residents, mounted a visible campaign against the proposal, filling public meetings and putting signs across town…