VAN BUREN TWP, MI – In a marathon five-hour meeting Feb. 11, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission granted contentious preliminary approval to “Project Cannoli,” a massive data center campus proposed by Panattoni Development Co.
The decision came amid strong opposition from residents concerned about the project’s scale, utility demands and what they described as a lack of transparency from the developer.
Here are five takeaways from the meeting:…