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🌱 Patch AM: What Lansing’s stalled data center bills could mean for Saline Township

And check out Scio Fall Fun Festival on the Saline Patch calendar

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Hi Saline! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Lansing's stalled data center bills could mean for Saline Township
  • How Saline schools handled severe weather in the first week back
  • How Saline's Hornets steamrolled Pioneer and what's next in Week 4

Also on today's calendar: Scio Fall Fun Festival and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunshine with low humidity, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Data center bills sit despite bipartisan agreement that more regulation is needed (legalnews.com) — State lawmakers are sparring over how to regulate the massive hyperscale data center planned for Saline Township, after DTE's long-term power contracts were approved without public hearings. Proposals range from a statewide moratorium to detailed rules on water use, decommissioning, and ratepayer protections, leaving Saline-area residents watching closely to see how future costs and environmental safeguards will be handled.
   

2. Saline Schools Start Year with New Faces, Activities and Severe Weather (thesuntimesnews.com) — Saline Area Schools have kicked off the 2026-27 year with 75 new staff members, fresh student activities, and a real-world test of severe weather procedures that briefly halted dismissal. New teachers and leaders, including several Saline graduates, are settling in as students join clubs, sports, and orientation events across the district, while officials praise staff for calmly handling the recent storm warning.
   

3. Ann Arbor-area football highlights: What stood out from Thursday's action (mlive.com subscription) — Saline football fans can celebrate a dominant 48-13 win over Pioneer that keeps the Hornets unbeaten and atop the SEC Red. With multiple players scoring twice in the first half, Saline now prepares for a crucial Week 4 showdown at Dexter that could shape the conference race.
   

4. Michigan woman wins more than $133K after accidental play (wlns.com) — A 78-year-old Washtenaw County woman scored a $133,660 Club Keno prize after accidentally replaying the wrong ticket during a night out that included a stop at Polar Bear Bar in Saline. The couple realized the mistake only after seeing her numbers hit, and now plans to put the unexpected windfall toward their grandchildren's college costs and savings.
   

5. A Guide to Better Data Center Policy for Local Governments (fas.org) — Local officials in Saline are part of a growing wave of communities using moratoriums and new ordinances to manage data center growth, water use, and noise. This national guide explains how places like Saline, Springfield Township, Mason, and Ypsilanti are rewriting zoning rules and negotiating community benefit agreements to better protect residents and local budgets.
   

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Ok Saline! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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