Aug 24

Verrus links 4720 MILL CREEK DRIVE SE Applicant (Alderstone, LLC) seeks to construct a data center campus consisting of two one-story buildings with a total combined footprint of 600,000 square feet. This data center campus proposal includes all associated equipment yards and parking areas. A replat is also included to create a distinct lot for the future onsite substation. Land Use Action Details – PAC Portal

4770 LOGISTICS ST SE

Conversion of trailer operation space to parking for tenant split.

Land Use Action Details – PAC Portal

4625 Mill Creek Drive SE

Summary: A Variance application to modify Condition 2(b) of the Subdivision Tentative Plan Approval for the Mill Creek Corporate Center Subdivision (SUB08-05MOD02). Request: A Variance application to modify Condition 2(b) of the Subdivision Tentative Plan Approval for the Mill Creek Corporate Center Subdivision (SUB08-05MOD02) to allow the required sidewalk to be constructed not on the development side of the street for the entire length of the frontage. The applicant proposes to construct sidewalk along Deer Park Drive SE along the property frontage of Marion County Map and Tax Lot no. 082W080000400, then provide a mid-block pedestrian crossing with the sidewalk continuing along the Corban University side of the roadway to Aumsville Highway SE. The subject property is 54.18 acres in size, zoned EC (Employment Center), and located at 4625 Mill Creek Drive SE (Marion County Assessor’s Map and Tax Lot no: 082W080000400).

Land Use Action Details – PAC Portal

4610 MILL CREEK DRIVE SE

Please provide a zoning verification letter, copies of any open/active zoning code violations, and variances (entitlements, special/conditional use permits, resolutions, certificates of approval, proffers, zoning cases, conditions of approval, petitions, staff reports, waivers, decisions, etc.) on file at this time for the property located at Mill Creek Drive SE , Deer Park Drive SE (No address available; vacant land) Account ID: 608653 Map Tax Lot # 082W080000500 Traux Street and Mill Creek Drive SE (No Address) Account ID: 608655 Map Tax Lot # 082W080000500 Deer Park Drive SE (No Address)

Land Use Action Details – PAC Portal

Lyon Township documents

Document Library – No Data Center in Lyon Township

Lyon Township cheat sheet:

Hi everyone — I wanted to help clear up some confusion that’s circulating about the data center discussion. There is a rumor that the project has already been approved. That is not correct.

Here are the verified facts:

1. A Special Use Permit (SUP) was issued on August 27, 2025.

This was not a construction approval.

It was a conditional permit — meaning the developer must meet 17 required conditions before anything can move forward.

2. The company has two years from that date to meet all 17 conditions.

The SUP expires on August 27, 2027 if the developer does not complete every requirement.

3. None of the major conditions have been met yet.

These include independent reports and plans such as:

Emergency Response Plan

Full Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development plan

Environmental impact analysis

Noise study

Drainage & hydrology compliance

FAA glare analysis

Road improvement engineering

Decommissioning plan

Bonding/financial assurance

Water plan

Lighting plan (Night Sky Act)

Hazmat training & fire suppression requirements

Without these, the project cannot advance.

4. No construction permits have been issued.

No building permit.

No site development permit.

No engineering approval.

No green light to begin construction.

5. No vote or final approval has occurred.

The County Commission has not taken any action beyond the conditional SUP.

6. The August 10 meeting is informational only.

The Roswell–Chaves County EDC scheduled this session so residents and local leadership can:

ask questions

understand infrastructure impacts

hear from policy experts

learn about regulatory requirements

get factual information

It is not a vote, and not an approval meeting.

7. Here is the actual approval process in Chaves County:

For any project to be approved:

A formal application must be submitted

Planning & Zoning must review it publicly

A public hearing must be held

Residents must be notified

Commissioners must vote in an open meeting

Only then can a project be approved

None of these steps have happened.

Why I’m posting this

It’s important that our community works from verified information, especially when large projects are being discussed. Misinformation helps no one — and it makes it harder for residents to participate meaningfully.

If anyone needs help finding the public meeting agendas or the county’s permit process, I’m happy to point you to the right place

Where’s the discharge plans. MSDS chemical plans, anti bacteria growth remediation plans, Reclaimation of used water diagrams abd equipment., Purification of water flushed out of the system methods. Water testing frequency requirements ADDRESSED and plans they will follow?

Residents expect the Township Board to hold its contractors accountable. Instead, citizens are volunteering their own time to catch the vital details McKenna missed. The firm failed to properly account for necessary power lines, airport location restrictions, and drainage easements. Furthermore, bypassing the Zoning Board to drastically reduce parking requirements sets a dangerous precedent.

We have also connected with the folks in Salem, Oregon where Verrus is also attempting to build another data center. In one of the documents shared with their community regarding water usage for a building using the same technology as ours, they’re estimating over a million gallons of water a day, when they told us it was in the hundreds of thousands. Better yet, the water table they gave to them is labeled as Project Flex, which is not the name of their project. So more inconsistencies from Verrus and now we can cross check them. We need the township to ask better questions because Salem didn’t get an answer of “just toilets and the break room”.