Plymouth Township

In Busselton, Brianna Smith, Channel 6 Action News.

A debate over a data center turned heated in a Plymouth Township Montgomery County meeting tonight.

At a zoning board hearing, discussion centered on a proposed 2 million square foot development along Coshahokan Road.

But residents worry about noise and pollution.

A zoning hearing will continue tonight in Montgomery County over a data center that faces public opposition.

That center will be built along Conchahokan Road in Plymouth Township right along the Schuylkill River.

The developer predicts it will create 800 permanent jobs and produce hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue over 20 years.

Residents are worried about noise pollution and how much energy that center will use.

Tonight's hearing gets underway at the Plymouth Township Municipal Building at 7 o'clock.

Efforts are underway to help alleviate congestion for those driving to and from the Jersey Shore.

State officials held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for the long-awaited project to add a third lane to a 13-mile stretch of the Atlantic City Expressway.

So I think it's, it's a good outcome for everyone.

Current and former board members of the Plymouth Township based POTA testified that while they had protections in place to prevent fraud, Fantuzzo manipulated board members, turning them against each other to cover up his theft.

They say it nearly destroyed the organization, forcing cuts to scholarships and professional development.

A forty-eight-year-old man faces murder charges, accused of shooting and killing another man during an argument in North Philly.

I'm just picking one out, right? But they all kind of have the same similar story.

You have one project, okay? A developer wants to turn an abandoned steel mill right now, okay? It's sitting there, it's abandoned, bringing in next to nothing into the township, right? Plymouth Township, bringing in next to nothing in tax revenue.

The school district, Colonial School District, bringing in next to nothing in district taxes, you know? when that facility is up and running, turned into a data center, a 2 million square foot data center, okay, providing thousands of jobs, right? It'll bring in annually $15, $16 million a year into that school district, Colonial School District.

And right now, it's bringing in about $130,000, okay? And as far as township revenue, it equates to the same.

The numbers are staggering.

You know, and what's even a little more concerning, and this is coming from my members, and I have hundreds of members that live in Montgomery County, hundreds, okay? Quite a few that live right in Plymouth Township.

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It's sitting there, it's abandoned, bringing in next to nothing into the township, right? Plymouth township, bringing in next to nothing in tax revenue, the school district, colonial school district, bringing in next to nothing in, in district tax taxes.

You know, when that facility is up and running, turned into a data center, a 2 million square foot data center, okay, providing thousands of jobs, right? It'll bring in annually $15, $16 million a year into that school district, Colonial School District.

And right now, it's bringing in about $130,000, okay? And as far as township revenue, it equates to the same.

The numbers are staggering.

And what's even a little more concerning, and this is coming from my members, and I have hundreds of members that live in Montgomery County, hundreds, okay? Quite a few that live right in Plymouth Township.

Their concern is, know it there's many office parks

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