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Resident activists with the group Protect Augusta Township submitted 957 signatures at the township hall Monday as they seek a referendum on recent zoning changes, which were made to accommodate a billion dollar data center development proposal led by the New York City-based firm Thor Equities.
Supporters say the data center would earn the township and local schools millions of dollars a year in sorely needed tax revenue. Critics say they’re worried about the possibility of persistent low-level noise pollution, or that the township, located in the southeast corner of Washtenaw County, could lose its bucolic charm…