Washington Township residents gather to protest against proposed data center
News ClipWXYZ Channel 7·Washington Township, Macomb County, MI·2/9/2026
Residents of Washington Township, Michigan are protesting a proposed 312-acre data center project by real estate company Prologis. Concerns include potential environmental and health impacts from the data center's diesel backup generators and water usage for cooling. The township has stated the project would not require groundwater and would not raise water/sewer rates.
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A group of Washington Township residents protested against a proposed 312-acre data center project by California-based real estate company Prologis. Residents raised concerns about the potential environmental and health impacts, particularly air pollution from diesel backup generators and water usage. The township stated the project would not draw groundwater or raise water/sewer rates, but the zoning request to change the property to industrial research technology is still under consideration.