Jessup data center meeting rescheduled after witness family emergency

A public hearing concerning a proposed data center in Jessup, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, was unexpectedly rescheduled on the evening it was set to occur. The meeting was intended to discuss a request from the unnamed builders to increase the height of the already approved 487,000 square foot facility from a maximum of 50 feet to a requested 90 feet. However, the Jessup Zoning Hearing Board received a call from the applicant's attorney just two hours before the 6 P.M. start time, citing a family emergency for one of their witnesses. Mario Hanyon, zoning solicitor for the Jessup Zoning Hearing Board, confirmed that the board granted the request for a continuance as a courtesy. The brief meeting served only to formalize the rescheduling, with the board estimating a new date would be set in approximately three to four weeks, pending approval from all involved parties.