A One‑Page Action Guide for Lyon Township Residents

This project is not inevitable.
It only moves forward if residents disengage.
Your job is to create friction. This page tells you how.

DO THESE (3) THINGS FIRST (10 MINUTES TOTAL)

 

1. Email Township Officials

• Ask for written answers. Written answers create records.

• What to say (copy/paste):

"I am requesting that Lyon Township pause all permits and approvals related to Project Flex until full, cumulative impact studies are completed for noise, water, power, and infrastructure. Approving construction before worst‑case and cumulative impacts are evaluated shifts all risk onto residents and exposes the township to avoidable legal and financial liability."

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Send to:

Township Board
Planning Commission (Lyon Township contact page) https://www.lyontwp.org/how_do_i/contact

2. File One FOIA Request
FOIA forces transparency and slows the process.

• Where: Township Clerk

• What to request:

All communications, emails, memos, meeting notes, drafts, and consultant materials between Lyon Township and any representatives, agents, or consultants for Project Flex from January 1, 2023 to present, including noise studies, infrastructure planning, zoning interpretations, and pre‑development discussions.

They must respond.

3. File One State‑Level Concern
Townships are not the final authority.

• Michigan EGLE (water & environment): https://www.michigan.gov/egle

• Michigan Public Service Commission (power & grid): https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc

Ask how a single hyperscale facility affects water withdrawals, discharges, substations, and resident utility costs.

 

NOW DO THESE THINGS

4. SPEAK AT MEETINGS (AND MAKE IT COUNT)
Public comments matter only when they introduce risk, gaps, or demands.

Use language like this:
I am requesting that no further approvals be issued until a revised study evaluates worst‑case and cumulative noise impacts, includes baseline nighttime measurements, addresses low‑frequency noise, and commits to enforceable mitigation. Approval before analysis is not planning.

Short. Calm. On the record.

WHAT TO DEMAND (AND WHY IT WORKS)
You are allowed to demand:​

• Worst‑case modeling (not “typical operations”)

• Cumulative impacts (not project‑only)

• Baseline measurements (not assumptions)

• Enforceable mitigation (not “anticipated”)

• Independent review

These demands:

• Delay timelines

• Increase regulatory scrutiny

• Raise financial and legal risk

That is how projects slow or stop.

5. TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS
This is a numbers game.

Ten emails once is noise.
Two hundred emails every week is pressure.

Share:

• LyonTownship.com

• Meeting dates

• Templates on this page

• Facebook Pages

• Independent Studies

• Scientific Papers

Opposition only fails when people think they are alone.

6. CONTACT MEDIA (YES, EVEN SMALL OUTLETS)
You do not need to accuse anyone of corruption.

Say this:
This project is far larger than advertised, and residents are being asked to accept permanent impacts without full studies or transparency.

That is a legitimate story.

REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE COUNTING ON
They are counting on:

• Fatigue

• Confusion

• People assuming it’s already decided

It isn’t.

Every delay matters.
Every document matters.
Every complaint matters.

This project only survives if people stay quiet.