At the Ypsilanti City Council meeting that took place Tuesday, May 19, 2026, council members discussed support for the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority’s 12-month moratorium on the delivery, commitment, reservation, extension, or approval of water and sewer services to hyper-scale data centers, mid-sized data centers, artificial intelligence computing facilities and high-performance computational centers pending completion of necessary due diligence investigations.
In late April, YCUA passed the 12-month moratorium, halting water and sewage services to data centers. YCUA’s moratorium followed a resolution from the Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees requesting the moratorium.
The Ypsilanti City Council’s resolution extends formal support for YCUA’s moratorium from the city…