Sen. Jarrett Coleman hosting telephone town hall on data centers. Here’s how to join
Pennsylvania Sen. Jarrett Coleman is hosting a telephone town hall to discuss data centers. He is spearheading legislation to repeal a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to allow municipalities to enact an 18-month moratorium on new data center applications. Coleman states that his constituents in Lehigh and Bucks counties oppose data centers.
Pennsylvania State Senator Jarrett Coleman, representing Lehigh and Bucks counties, is hosting a telephone town hall to address constituent concerns regarding data center development. Sen. Coleman has introduced several bills aimed at regulating the data center industry in the state.
Key legislative proposals from Sen. Coleman include a measure to repeal the sales tax exemption on data center equipment, which was enacted in 2021. Additionally, he is advocating for a bill that would grant municipalities the option to implement an 18-month moratorium on unapproved and new data center applications. This moratorium would allow local governments time to revise their zoning ordinances and establish comprehensive policies concerning power supply, water consumption, noise, and setbacks related to data center projects.
In a statement announcing the town hall, Sen. Coleman explicitly voiced his and his constituents' opposition to data centers, stating, "My constituents in Lehigh and Bucks counties don’t want data centers, and neither do I." The town hall aims to provide updates on significant township decisions and the progress of the legislation he has introduced. Residents interested in participating must register via senatorcoleman.com/access-live/.