By Etai Smotrich-Barr
Publication Date: 2026-10-15 23:07:00
Google’s proposed data center in Wayne County is one step closer to starting construction.
After nearly an hour of public comment at a zoning board meeting on Wednesday evening, members of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve a final site plan for the project. The site is already zoned for industrial use and the board is required to approve projects that fit within industrial-use guidelines.
The project has been hailed by developers and local officials as a significant investment in the area, but local residents have voiced concern about noise pollution, utility use, and the impacts of construction.
The proposed data center, called Project Cannoli, is set to be located on a 282-acre site situated between I-94 and I-275, a few miles west of the Detroit Metro Airport. The land currently consists of fields, woods, and wetlands.
Google will be the final owner and operator of the site, but construction is being managed by…
