<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Augusta Township resident Travis Matts holds a "sign petition ahead" sign while standing on the side of a rural road." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="24165" data-permalink="https://planetdetroit.org/2025/08/augusta-data-center-opposition/augusta-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/planetdetroit.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Augusta-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C960&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,960" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 15","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1754735433","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.96","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00021739130434783","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Augusta Township resident Travis Matts" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="

Augusta Township resident Travis Matts at a signature gathering event on Saturday, Aug. 9. Photo by Brian Allnutt.

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Augusta Township residents are gathering signatures to challenge a rezoning decision for a planned $1 billion data center. Concerns over rising utility costs, environmental impact, and grid strain drive their efforts.