The Data Center Divide
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Jerome Township
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Mixed Data Center Policies
Jerome Township has enacted a six-month pause on data center development while it reviews potential impacts, temporarily delaying new projects but not permanently banning them.
Rating from Michigan statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Jerome Township.
current law · Jerome TownshipTemporarily pauses data center development in Jerome Township for six months while the township reviews its potential impacts.Jerome Township Data Center Moratorium (May 13, 2026)
What this means
The measure establishes a six-month moratorium on data centers, temporarily preventing or delaying new development while the township reviews impacts. That is a substantial short-term barrier, though it is not a permanent ban (six month moratorium).
Timing
- Ends
- six months after adoption
The moratorium applies to data centers and computer rooms and was adopted on 2026-05-13 to allow review of their impacts. No extension condition is stated.
People behind it
- Jay Ketover
Made the Planning Commission motion recommending that the Township Board enact a six-month moratorium on data centers and computer rooms.
- Steve Arndt
Seconded the Planning Commission motion recommending the six-month data center moratorium.
- Jerome Township Planning Commission
Recommended that the Township Board enact a six-month moratorium on data centers and computer rooms.
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- Steve Rice
Introduced the Township Board motion approving the data center moratorium ordinance.
- Jerome Township Board
Approved Ordinance 20260513 establishing a six-month moratorium on data centers.
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A six-month moratorium prohibits data centers and computer rooms while the township reviews their potential impacts. The Planning Commission recommended the moratorium, and the Township Board approved it on May 13, 2026. The board approved a six-month moratorium on data centers.
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