SALINE TWP, MI — A lawsuit settlement has paved the way for a controversial 2.2-million-square-foot data center in a rural community in southeast Washtenaw County.

Dallas-based development firm Related Digital and three sets of landowners have reached a consent judgment with Saline Township, according to Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court records. Judge Julia Owdziej signed off on the court order on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

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