At the Ypsilanti City Council meeting that took place Tuesday, May 19, 2026, council members discussed support for the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority's 12-month moratorium on the delivery, commitment, reservation, extension, or approval of water and sewer services to hyper-scale data centers, mid-sized data centers, artificial intelligence computing facilities and high-performance computational centers pending completion of necessary due diligence investigations.
In late April, YCUA passed the 12-month moratorium, halting water and sewage services to data centers. YCUA's moratorium followed a resolution from the Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees requesting the moratorium.
The Ypsilanti City Council's resolution extends formal support for YCUA's moratorium from the city.
Previously, council member Amber Fellows, Ward 3, had reached out to YCUA and requested the resolution be drafted.
"This council has showed a lot of interest in this issue," Fellows said. "In the spirit of collaboration and partnership, it would just be good to formally support the work and actions that YCUA has taken."
The City Council resolution passed unanimously, with an amendment to the language included. Originally, the resolution stated that state tax incentives for data centers were found to adversely impact local tax revenues. The resolution language was adjusted to reflect that the city would explore how, if at all, these incentives impact local tax revenues.
This isn't the first time the City of Ypsilanti has hit pause on the development of data centers in the area. In March, council members issued an emergency zoning moratorium for data centers, which allows more time for review and amendment of city zoning laws as they relate to such facilities.
