Data center developer sues Oakland County suburb over moratorium
A data center developer is suing the city of Wixom, Michigan, after the city council rejected its request for a waiver from an existing data center moratorium. The lawsuit centers on a proposed data center project on a 54-acre industrial property.
An unnamed data center developer is suing the city of Wixom, Michigan, in Oakland County after the city council voted to reject a proposed waiver from its data center moratorium. The lawsuit comes after the council's decision regarding a potential data center project planned for a 54-acre parcel on South Wixom Road, north of Interstate 96.
The developer, described as a "Pleasant Ridge developer," initiated legal action following the August 10, 2026, council meeting. The moratorium on data center development has been a point of contention, leading to this dispute over the city's land use policies concerning industrial properties.