Inkster City Council Takes No Action on Proposed $75 Million Data Center

News Clip0:50The 'Gander·Inkster, Wayne County, MI·10/21/2026

Residents challenged the developer of a proposed $75 million data center during a tense Inkster City Council meeting. When the project came up for action, no council member made a motion to approve it, effectively stopping the proposal.

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Credit: FOX 2 Detroit A packed Inkster City Council meeting turned tense as residents pressed the developer behind a proposed $75 million data center over his experience — and what the city would actually get in return. One resident pointed to the developer’s previous involvement with a marijuana grow operation that never came to fruition and challenged the proposal’s long-term benefit to Inkster. Later that night, when the data center came up for action, no council member made a motion to approve it, effectively stopping the plan.