Watts Township faces crucial decision on data center ordinance
News Clip1:59FOX43 News·Watts, Perry County, PA·4/2/2026
The Watts Township Board of Supervisors held a contentious meeting, drawing hundreds of residents, to discuss a draft data center ordinance. Residents expressed concerns about a lack of community input regarding the proposed ordinance and the data center site. A May meeting has been scheduled to further discuss the ordinance.
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The Watts Township Board of Supervisors voted to set up a May meeting to discuss a draft of a data center ordinance during a contentious Wednesday night meeting. The meeting drew in hundreds of people to the Watts-Buffalo Community Center, which forced officials to move the meeting outside.
Justin Mazero, who lives a mile from the proposed data center site, worries that there has not been enough community input in the proposed ordinance.
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