Overnight Update: The Howell Township Planning Commission voted just after 2:30 a.m. to recommend to deny re-zoning the land for a controversial data center.

Watch Ryan Marshall's live report from the 6 a.m. show Breaking Update: Howell Township Planning Commissionn denies re-zoning land for controversial data center

That vote came after hundreds of people voiced their opinions well into the night. The now-rejected data center would have been the largest of its kind in Michigan. The massive site would have covered more than 1,000 acres.

Last night's meeting was actually relocated from Howell Township Hall to Howell High School due to the sheer number of people who had strong opinions on the proposal.

There were plans to use over 1,000 acres of private farm land to build a brand new

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