Local governments react to Flint’s one-year moratorium on data centers
Flint has enacted a one-year moratorium on data center development to review zoning regulations, prompting other municipalities in Genesee County, Michigan, to evaluate their own policies. Several communities are now proposing or enacting similar moratoriums or developing new ordinances in response to concerns about land use, infrastructure demands, and environmental impacts. This follows speculation regarding a potential data center project by Hillwood-Sterling at the former Buick City property.


