Solstice Data is finding out the hard way that building a cutting-edge facility in Allen Park means answering some old-fashioned, pointed neighborhood questions.
Yesterday, company representatives met with nearby residents to walk through plans for a proposed edge data center just south of I‑94. The community outreach followed a tense January planning-commission hearing that drew dozens of residents and prompted officials to hit pause on the site plan for more technical review.
Company officials told neighbors they wanted to hear questions and “make sure everyone has the facts” about the proposal, according to CBS Detroit. Video of the meeting shows Solstice staff fielding queries about noise, backup power and construction timelines, while stressing that they plan to stay engaged as the application moves through the city process.
What the Company Is Proposing
Solstice Data is pitching a roughly 26‑megawatt edge data center on Enterprise Drive, just south of I‑94, with planning documents and industry trackers putting the building at about 45,000 to 53,000 square feet. The developer has described the project as a local node meant to serve industrial customers and low‑latency applications, and has estimated around two dozen permanent jobs, plus temporary construction work…