MASON, Mich. (News 10) – Mason City Council voted unanimously to reject a communication plan for rolling out a proposed new zoning ordinance to the public, opting instead to defer the decision to the new council in January.
Council chambers packed
Many community members spent yet another Monday evening packed in the Mason City Council chambers.
Dozens of residents spoke during the over two-hour-long public comment period, many discussing data centers.
“I have two daughters that I don’t want growing up next to an industrial, a huge gigantic, mega data center,” one person said in public comment.
Proposed zoning rewrite
City Manager Deborah Stuart said the ordinance is a complete rewrite of the city’s current zoning ordinance, and it has been in the works for several years. The ordinance would cover housing, historic reuse and development rules, plus new standards on data centers…