SOUTHFIELD — The site plan for a proposed data center was presented to the Southfield City Council at its Dec. 8 committee of the whole meeting, and it will not be voted on until the next formal council meeting on Dec. 15.

The proposed data center would be placed on a vacant parcel of land along a section of Inkster Road between 11 Mile Road and Interstate 696. It is anticipated to be two stories, have a screening wall facing the adjacent residential area and span 12 acres. The Planning Commission passed the site plan with a favorable recommendation on Nov. 19. Due to its scale, the site plan still requires City Council approval, according to the meeting agenda packet.

Metrobloks Acquisitions and Development Coordinator Jon Prater said that the area was a huge draw for the development, w

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