Data Center Backlash
Saline Township, Michigan

OpenAI–Oracle Stargate campus

Under construction
OpenAI / Oracle / Related Digital — about 250 acres in a township of roughly 2,300 people

The township initially voted the project down; the developer sued, and the township settled and approved it rather than face mounting legal costs — a sequence critics describe as a small town being litigated into acceptance. Construction began in spring 2026. In July 2026 the township approved a tax break roughly nine times smaller than the developer requested.

Last reviewed October 23, 2026. Something out of date or wrong? Send a correction, anonymously if you like.

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