Gregg Township residents regroup as some data center opponents change stance ahead of zoning hearing
Neighbors in Allenwood, PA, previously vocal in their opposition to PNK Group's proposed data center at Great Stream Commons, have reportedly reversed their stance. This shift has rattled the opposition movement, which is now regrouping ahead of a rescheduled zoning hearing before the Gregg Township supervisors.
A proposed data center complex by PNK Group at Great Stream Commons in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, has caused a notable shift within the local opposition. Several key figures who were previously vocal opponents of the development have reportedly withdrawn their opposition, creating unrest among other community members.
During a July 20 hearing before the Gregg Township supervisors, real estate attorneys announced that seven households with properties near the proposed development, including prominent opposition leaders Dilshan Gamaralalage and Matthew and Rebecca DeWire, were no longer opposing the project. Gamaralalage had previously helped organize a Facebook group and involved university professors to fight the data center, which he claimed would "destroy everything" for his family, who had sought a quieter life in Gregg Township.
Matthew DeWire, a long-time resident and spokesperson for the Concerned Citizens of Gregg Township, had criticized PNK Group's property maintenance and warned of potential property value erosion. His wife, Rebecca DeWire, a mechanical engineer, had presented detailed technical explanations to the supervisors regarding the impact of low-frequency industrial noise. The remaining opposition movement is now regrouping in preparation for a rescheduled zoning hearing.