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Potential agreement with data center developer still on table for Upper Mount Bethel, as zoning challenge looms

The Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisors discussed a potential agreement with Slate Belt Holdings to allow a data center complex, which would resolve the developer's legal challenge to the township's zoning laws. A motion to reject any version of the agreement was defeated, keeping negotiations open despite strong public opposition over environmental, noise, electricity, and water concerns. The township also approved legal representation to defend against the zoning challenge, which is expected to be heard in mid-September.