Township solicitor: MOU is non-binding; current text amendment allows data centers as a permitted use

Aug 24, 2026

Township Solicitor Gregory Karasek told the board the proposed MOU is not a binding contract and that, under the township's existing text amendment, data centers are permitted uses rather than conditional uses—context central to the board's later decision to pursue a legal challenge.

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Township Solicitor Gregory Karasek advised the Board that an MOU is not a binding contract and explained the legal posture around the pending Validity Challenge filed by Slate Belt Holdings. Karasek told supervisors that the developer's filing attacks whether the township's zoning text amendment requires additional provisions for data centers.

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