Scranton Materials LLC

Data Center Signal is tracking 7 clips about Scranton Materials LLC data center developments across 1 states, including PA.

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opposition71%

electricity43%

water29%

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News ClipWilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice·Ransom, Lackawanna County, PA

Lackawanna County data center project faces legal challenge after zoning denial

A proposed six-data center campus in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania, faced a zoning denial after a Scranton resident, Susan Magnotta, successfully challenged the application based on environmental and utility concerns. The developer, Scranton Materials LLC, has since filed a lawsuit in Lackawanna County Court, arguing Magnotta lacked standing to intervene as she is not a resident of Ransom Township.

zoning opposition legal environmental electricity

6/10/2026

News ClipScranton Times-Tribune·Newton, Lackawanna County, PA

Hearing on proposed Newton Twp. data center continued

A hearing on a proposed data center in Newton Township, Pennsylvania, by Popca LLC was continued, delaying residents' testimony. The developer is appealing a zoning officer's denial of plans for two data center buildings on a 76-acre property, arguing that the denial improperly excludes a legitimate land use. This follows another data center proposal in the area by Scranton Materials LLC, which is also facing an appeal and lawsuit after its curative amendment was dismissed.

zoning opposition legal

5/6/2026

News ClipScranton Times-Tribune·Newton, Lackawanna County, PA

Data center proposed in Newton Twp.

A developer, Mark Gawron, operating as Popca LLC, is proposing a data center campus in Newton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The township's zoning officer denied the permit, citing that commercial land use is not allowed in the rural resource district. Gawron's attorneys have appealed the decision, arguing the zoning ordinance is exclusionary and illegal.

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4/13/2026

News ClipWVIA Public Media·Newton, Lackawanna County, PA

Proposed Newton data center campus is 10th planned for Lackawanna County

Popca LLC's proposed data center campus in Newton Township, Lackawanna County, was denied by the local zoning officer, leading the company to file an appeal. This project is one of several data center developments in the county facing zoning challenges. Another proposed campus by Scranton Materials LLC in Ransom Township also had its zoning amendment denied, and an appeal has been filed with the county court.

zoning legal

4/10/2026

News ClipScranton Times-Tribune·Dickson City, Lackawanna County, PA

Developer challenges Dickson City’s ‘exclusionary’ data center regulations

A developer, Dickson City Development LLC, has filed a lawsuit against Dickson City Borough, seeking to annul a recently adopted ordinance that establishes zoning standards for data centers. The developer claims the ordinance is exclusionary, unlawful, and creates insurmountable barriers for data center development within the borough. Residents previously voiced opposition to data centers during public hearings.

zoning legal opposition

3/25/2026

News ClipScranton Times-Tribune·Ransom, Lackawanna County, PA

Ransom Twp. planning commission discusses data center ordinance

Ransom Township's Planning Commission is revising its zoning ordinance to define and regulate data centers amidst ongoing legal challenges. A property owner, Scranton Materials LLC, filed a lawsuit and an appeal after the township's Board of Supervisors rejected its proposed zoning amendment to build a data center campus. The new ordinance aims to proactively address data center development while protecting residents and the environment.

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3/24/2026

News ClipWVIA Public Media·Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA

Data centers: Ransom Twp. denies zoning amendment request after resident's lawyer points out flaws

A Ransom Township zoning hearing resulted in the township board of supervisors voting 2-1 to reject a property owner's request to change the zoning ordinance to allow development of a data center campus. The vote came after an attorney representing a local resident pointed out flaws in the hearing process and the case presented by the data center developer.

zoning opposition

1/21/2026