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Oct 15, 2026
Bob CordaroHOST
Well, great to be with you guys.
Bob CordaroHOST
As always, veterans we'll be honoring today, Charles Martin of Clarks Summit, Paul Lavash of Hazel Township, Norbert Markep- Markevitch of Dorrance Township, and Frank- Franklin Rotormill of Mount Pleasant, Bloomsburg.
Bob CordaroHOST
So I, I get this mail, I mean, every day.
Bob CordaroHOST
You tell me these Democrats and these left-wing lunatics don't w- don't get something out of government? That's where all the money's coming from.
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Bob CordaroHOST
Charles Martin.
Bob CordaroHOST
Paul Lavash, he was 80.
Bob CordaroHOST
He was from Hazel Township.
Bob CordaroHOST
We lost him October 4th.
Bob CordaroHOST
Paul Lavash, he was eighty.
Bob CordaroHOST
He was from Hazel Township.
Bob CordaroHOST
We lost him October fourth.
Bob CordaroHOST
Born in Hazleton, member of St. Cyril and Methodius Parish at the Church of St. Joseph.
Bob CordaroHOST
People like veterans we've lost this year, but celebrate today thanks to John.
Bob CordaroHOST
Like Norbert Markevich of Dorrance Township, Charles Martin of Clarks Summit, Paul Lavash of Hazel Township, and Frank Rotermill of Mount Pleasant Township, Bloomsburg.
Bob CordaroHOST
So with history, our amazing founding fathers, and the incomparable Constitution of the United States of America as our guides, let us continue today's battle.
Bob CordaroHOST
[gavel pounding] Gaveling back to order today's meeting of the Club for Common Sense, promising that our deep and unalterable commitment to common sense will provide a sanctuary of sanity for all of you who hearken here.
Bob CordaroHOST
This is the Bob Cordaro Show, and I am he, and it's a big day to fight for America, defend our values, and honor, with the help of our man, John Basiliga, and his great Basiliga Hospitality group, the brave who have made us and kept us free.
Bob CordaroHOST
People like veterans we've lost this year, but celebrate today, thanks to John, like Charles Martin of Clarks Summit, Paul LaVash of Hazel Township, Norbert Markevitch of Dorrance, and Franklin Rotermill of Mount Pleasant, Bloomsburg.
Bob CordaroHOST
So with history, our amazing Founding Fathers, and the incomparable Constitution of the United States of America as our guides, let us continue today's battle, gaveling back to order [gavel bangs] after that brief news adjournment, today's meeting of the Club for Common Sense, promising that our deep and unalterable commitment to common sense will provide a sanctuary of sanity for all of you who hearken here.
Bob CordaroHOST
And, uh, there's even better news.
Jim LoveHOST
Some are offering substantial incentives.
Jim LoveHOST
We covered a story about Pennsylvania's Hazel Township where North Point Development has offered eligible households $10,000 each, payable when the first data center building receives an occupancy certificate, and they offered other benefits for the community.
Jim LoveHOST
But has that really worked? Residents living close to the project have warned that the offer could divide them from neighbors farther away and drive a rift in that community.
Jim LoveHOST
This is a problem companies need to address.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
And again, we, we don't know yet.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
W- what I do know, and we talked about this on the podcast, is in Pennsylvania, Hazel Township, Pennsylvania, was offered-- every citizen was offered $10,000 if they'd approve a 1,300-acre, 15-building campus in the Poconos in Pennsylvania.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
4,500 households, $45 million up for grabs.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
The township rejected it.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Hey, we got a data center real estate update here.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Yeah, last week on the program, we talked about the Hazel Township, Pennsylvania, and their, uh, decision when it came to building a data center, and the fact that the, uh, data center company offered $10,000 to every household in the township if they approved the 1,300-acre, 15-building campus in the Poconos.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
Yep, 4,500 households were eligible, $45 million on the line.
Chris MarkowskiHOST
The township voted three to zero to reject the project and enacted a moratorium on data center construction.
Jeff KeltnerHOST
And it turns out somebody took him seriously.
Jeff KeltnerHOST
So in the Hazel Township, um, this developer up there, uh, offered $10,000 to 45 different households [laughs] uh, to just approve a data center to be constructed in their township.
Jeff KeltnerHOST
Um, but it's pretty funny 'cause the township, like it, it turns out people don't actually just vote on these things.
Jeff KeltnerHOST
Like, there's actually government agencies in the town which had already said no, so they're now, like, in a lawsuit over this whole, "Can we pay you $10,000, all the citizens, to just approve the, the building of a data center despite whatever the, you know, development and zoning agencies might have said?" This is kind of funny, but it seems like where we're headed, and it was just funny to me that it was predicted, and then I just read it, and it, it is, it's happening right now.
Cherry GreggHOST
Uh, NorthPoint started sending out letters back in June.
Cherry GreggHOST
They promised the 4,500 households in Hazel Township that if the township allowed the first 15 buildings to be built, that everyone would get a check for $10,000 that they could literally spend on anything.
Kevin McCorryHOST
$10,000.
Cherry GreggHOST
$10,000.
Kevin McCorryHOST
That's a bit, that's big money
Cherry GreggHOST
That's, that's, that's real, that's serious cash.
Cherry GreggHOST
And if you've never heard of Hazel Township, it's a rural suburban community about 90-plus minutes outside of Philly.
Cherry GreggHOST
It's a former coal mining town where the average household earns about $60,000.
Mike RugnettaHOST
How much money does Microsoft think should go back to the town? Despite Microsoft's promises to support the community, They have provided no guarantees and representatives have been unable to answer even basic questions about the environmental impact of the construction or ongoing operation of the data center.
Mike RugnettaHOST
Meanwhile, in Hazel Township, Pennsylvania, North Point Development sent letters to 10,460 households promising a $10,000 check in if a new data center development project is approved.
Mike RugnettaHOST
Regardless, most residents remain against, citing, according to the New York Post, concerns over pollution and job loss due to AI generally.
Mike RugnettaHOST
Town officials described the Czech scheme as a, quote, cutting edge strategy in the process of getting resident buy-in, but locals are unswayed, one telling the Post, quote, we don't need that around here.
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