‘For you, this is just a game’: Ypsilanti Township residents push back against planned data center at UMich town hall

Ypsilanti residents continued their fight against the University of Michigan’s planned data center in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory Thursday evening at a town hall hosted by the University at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest.

Those in attendance restated the sentiment: The township does not want the University to follow through with the development.

The format was similar to the prior Sept. 9 meeting, as attendees lined up to ask panelists about the proposed site. Panelists included Project Lead Steven Ceccio; Patricia Hurn, University interim vice president for research and innovation; Drew Smith, U-M interim vice president of finance; Chris Kolb, vice president for government relations; Khalil Rahal, DTE Energy director of economic development; and Project Director Rob Green…

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