Data center developer withdraws application in Washington Township
Prologis has withdrawn its rezoning application for a data center in Washington Township following months of protests and discussions. The developer stated they would wait until the township adopts new ordinances for such facilities. In response, the township clerk is proposing a temporary moratorium on data center applications.
Prologis, a data center developer, has formally withdrawn its rezoning application for a proposed data center campus in Washington Township, Michigan. The withdrawal, communicated in a May 19 letter to the planning and zoning director, came after months of public discussions and protests regarding the project.
Prologis indicated it would hold off on the development until Washington Township establishes a new ordinance specifically governing such facilities. In response, Washington Township Clerk Audrey Brown announced on Facebook that she is adding a temporary moratorium for all data center applications to the May 20 board meeting agenda. Brown stated that the moratorium would provide the community time to implement "legal safeguards."
The proposed 312-acre "32 Mile Road Technical Campus" would have required a rezoning from its current industrial and agricultural residential status to an Industrial – Research – Technology district. Prologis had submitted the conditional rezoning application in November 2025, with a reversion clause stipulating that the property would revert to its original zoning if development wasn't completed within five years. Local officials noted a demand for data centers driven by AI growth and cited the site's proximity to existing industrial uses as beneficial, also claiming the project would not raise water or sewer rates for current residents.