East Whiteland’s board of supervisors will grow, voters decided, after a data center stoked fierce pushback
East Whiteland voters approved expanding the township’s Board of Supervisors from three members to five, an effort driven partly by residents’ opposition to a proposed 1.5 million-square-foot data center. The project was approved in 2024 and remains a source of local resistance, including legal efforts to halt construction.
Voters in East Whiteland approved a measure to expand the township’s Board of Supervisors from three members to five, with the referendum receiving 64% support. The campaign was organized by residents who wanted broader representation after intense opposition to a 1.5 million-square-foot data center project and its proposed expansion.
The project had been approved by the township’s supervisors in 2024, and residents have continued to challenge it through public meetings and legal avenues. Board Chairman Scott Lambert said he respected the voters’ decision, while residents acknowledged that adding supervisors would not automatically stop the existing project. In related Chester County votes, Malvern residents approved reducing their borough council from seven members to five, and Tredyffrin voters approved updates to the township’s Home Rule Charter.