By CHRISTINE FERRETTI BridgeDetroit
A resolution spearheaded by District 3 City Council Member Scott Benson asks that the mayor’s office and relevant city departments – the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department and Planning and Development Department – refrain from issuing any new data center permits until the city can “obtain a full understanding” of the types of data centers, infrastructure and associated environmental concerns “prior to their development” in the city.
The council voted 6-2 Tuesday in favor of the resolution, with Council President James Tate Jr. and Pro Tem Coleman A. Young II voting no, objecting to the length of time identified in the request. Council Member Angela Whitfield-Calloway was absent…