Slate Belt Holdings LLC

Upper Mount Bethel data center developers would drop legal action, donate up to $50 million under tabled deal

Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisors tabled an agreement with data center developers Slate Belt Holdings, Talen Energy, and River Pointe Logistics. The proposed deal involved developers dropping a legal challenge to township zoning laws and donating up to $50 million in exchange for zoning changes and project approval. The decision was met with significant resident opposition and concerns about the agreement's one-sided nature and transparency.