Olyphant Council Plans Vote on Settlement for ERCOR Data Center Project
Olyphant Borough Council plans to vote on a settlement with ERCOR Triboro LLC that would end a lawsuit over a proposed 470-acre campus of seven data centers and a substation. The proposed $101 million, 15-year community benefits agreement would provide some tax and electricity bill relief, but the project has drawn strong opposition over public process, pollution and its impact on nearby communities and the Mid Valley School District.
Olyphant Borough Council is scheduled to vote on a settlement with ERCOR Triboro LLC involving the developer's proposed Triboro data center project. The agreement would end ERCOR's lawsuit challenging the borough's effort to require a conditional-use review and would allow development of seven 80-foot data centers and a substation across 470 acres.
Under the proposed community benefits agreement, Olyphant would receive $101 million over 15 years, while residents would receive some tax and electricity-bill relief. The commentary criticizes the arrangement as a bypass of public scrutiny and says the Mid Valley School District was excluded from negotiations despite the project's potential long-term effects. The article also points to opposition in nearby Archbald, where the borough council unanimously rejected the Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus application, and urges residents to attend the upcoming council meeting.