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.
In 2023, the State Offered $400 Million — for a Laboratory at Willow Run
A previously unreported October 2023 letter commits up to $400 million in state support, and names a site that is not Textile Road.
Rep. Dingell Opposes the Textile Road Site — and Raises Two Questions Nobody Has Answered
A Superfund record at the site, and no federal appropriation for the $300 million Los Alamos contribution. Both are new.
Three Hours, One Megawatt: What Was Said at the September 9 Town Hall
A public meeting about a 100-megawatt facility in which the panel never stated a capacity figure, and the word gallon was never spoken.