Meeting to be held on proposed Plymouth Meeting data center
Plymouth Township leaders in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, are opposing a proposed data center near the Schuylkill River. The developer has rejected demands for mitigation and filed an application challenging the township's zoning ordinance, claiming it makes development too difficult. A meeting is scheduled to determine if a public hearing should be moved to a later date.
In Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the debate over a proposed data center in Plymouth Township is intensifying. The Plymouth Township Council met to discuss the proposal, which aims to develop a data center along the Schuylkill River at the site of a former Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill. Township leaders have expressed opposition to the project, citing concerns from residents.
The council presented the developer with a list of demands, including calls for buffer zones and sound walls to mitigate noise, but these demands were reportedly rejected by the developer. The developer has since filed a second application challenging the validity of the township's zoning ordinance, asserting that the current regulations make it too difficult to develop the proposed data center.
NBC10's Lili Zheng reported that this move has been described by some as "a blatant attempt by the applicant to demand approval by throwing a tantrum." A meeting is scheduled to decide whether a public hearing on the matter should be moved to next Thursday, though public comments are not expected at tonight's meeting.