By Waleed Alamleh
Publication Date: 2026-02-04 03:05:00
DORR, Mich. — Neighbors in Dorr Township are sharing renewed concerns about a potential Microsoft data center. The tech giant purchased more than 250 acres of land in the area back in 2024.
Linda Dumond and Chris Potter have each lived in Dorr Township for decades, drawn to the rural lifestyle and slower pace of life the community offers.
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“We’ve been here a little over 35 years. We raised three children here,” Dumond said.
Like many neighbors, the friends are worried about the potential transformation of prime jland into a massive data center facility. Microsoft purchased the land on 14th Street and 144th Avenue in 2024, according to Allegan County property records.
“That’s been prime farmland, that’s been farmed all along, and it’s going to be a big, giant eyesore, and it’s going to affect especially people are living right by it,” Dumond…
