“LANL Has Made No Commitment of Funds”
Rep. Dingell asked the University sixteen questions about the $300 million attributed to Los Alamos. President Grasso's answer, three times over: there is no commitment, and the facility isn't in the federal budget profile.
Four Years of Regents Minutes
I read every page of the Board of Regents minutes from February 2022 to September 2026. The project appears substantively twice. The two land votes record no purpose at all.
How the Words Changed
In 2023 the University's own documents called it a secure data center supporting the Weapons Physics Directorate. This week's postcard calls it an academic research center. Here is every description in between.
A Recorded Cemetery Overlaps the Property
Michigan's State Historic Preservation Office told the University there is a recorded cemetery boundary overlapping the Textile Road site, and warned them not to hit remains during construction. On October 6 the Township voted to demand they stop.
The Second Postcard
A new mailer arrived this week. One side is about cancer surgery. Los Alamos is named once, in a subordinate clause, and the first "quick fact" calls this an academic research center.
What Changed at the Second Town Hall
They confirmed the pipeline, explained why Willow Run was rejected — and gave a reason that raises a much harder question about Textile Road.
Michigan’s Local Officials Were Asked. Here’s What They Said.
A statewide survey of local government leaders, from U-M's own policy school: water is the top concern, 60% oppose the state taking zoning decisions, and only 2% think residents would support a data center nearby.
The University Told the State This Land Is Contaminated
Two filings with EGLE record all three Textile Road parcels as "facilities" under Part 201 — meaning contamination above residential cleanup criteria. None of it has been mentioned to this community.
Why I Built This Site — and What I’ll Be Asking on Thursday
There's a town hall on Thursday. Here's what I think, why I think it, and what I'd ask you to consider before you go.
Seven Agreements
A batch of records going back to March 2023 shows how this project was kept quiet — and what, specifically, was designated off-limits.