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East Whiteland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, is actively working to amend its zoning ordinance to establish stricter regulations for future data center developments. This initiative, termed a "curative amendment" process, stems from local opposition to a prior data center proposal located on a remediated Superfund site near the Malvern Hunt neighborhood. While the amendment will not affect the existing application, it does impose a temporary 180-day moratorium on new data center applications. Concurrently, East Vincent Township's planning commission is scheduled to hold a meeting to deliberate on a revised conditional use plan for a data center project slated for the former Pennhurst site. This follows the developer's submission of updated plans, after the planning commission had previously advised the township's board of supervisors to deny the original proposal. These events highlight ongoing efforts by local government bodies in Chester County to manage and regulate the growth of data center infrastructure within their communities.