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Residents raise concerns about data centers and proposed Senate Bill 497's effect on local zoning
Summary
Residents at the Sept. 3 Lackawanna County meeting said they were excluded from earlier panel discussions on data centers, voiced worries about electric and water consumption, and warned that Senate Bill 497 could remove local zoning authority; county staff said zoning is primarily a local municipal authority.
During the public-comment period at the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners’ Sept. 3 meeting, several residents urged county attention to proposed data-center development and state legislation that they said could limit local zoning control.
Janet Breyer of Dunmore told commissioners she attended a panel on data centers where, she said, affected communities were not represented and residents had limited…
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