Michigan residents pushback against Microsoft data center

News Clip2:32WWMT-TV·Lowell Township, Kent County, MI·6/9/2026

Hundreds of residents in Lowell Township, Michigan, attended a Planning Commission meeting to express strong opposition to a proposed Microsoft data center. Microsoft presented renderings for the site, which residents are concerned about.

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Hundreds of residents attended a Lowell Township Planning Commission meeting Monday, angry about a proposed data center in their community. Microsoft presented their plans showing renderings of the proposed site off I-96 and Cascade Road Southeast, with buildings similar to the size and appearance of a distribution warehouse. FULL STORY: https://wwmt.com/news/local/data-center-lowell-township-microsoft-opposition-i-96-cascade-road-proposal-rezoning-request-lowell-township-planning-commission-michigan _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WWMT on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wwmtnews WWMT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wwmtnews Subscribe to WWMT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAYwomlsmN0DsPeeumEKFXg/?sub_confirmation=1 WWMT Daily News Digest: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-oNVYSgKM8IBYJOY5M-p37vKcILekLNz For more information, visit https://www.wwmt.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: desk@wwmt.com Call the Newsroom: 800.875.3333 WWMT is a MI based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WWMT #NEWSCHANNEL3 #datacenter #Michigan #microsoft #antiai #ai #pushback #news #tech #technology #community