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Sayreville council moves to remove data-center use from Sunshine Biscuits redevelopment plan after resident objections
Summary
After residents and an environmental advocate raised concerns about water, energy and pollution impacts, Sayreville council agreed to amend the redevelopment plan for the Sunshine Biscuits parcel to remove data centers as a permitted use and reintroduce the ordinance for further consideration.
Sayreville27s mayor and borough council on a regular April 2026 agenda voted to remove data centers as a permitted use in the redevelopment plan for the Sunshine Biscuits property and to reintroduce the ordinance at a future meeting for formal adoption.
The move followed several public commenters who said a data center would strain local water and electric systems and produce pollution and noise. Cassandra Dougherty of MacArthur Avenue urged the council to delete data-center language from the Special Economic Development Zone, saying the land parcel would "allow for a mid sized facility or campus" that could "consume more than 100,000,000 gallons of water per year" and would shift costs to residents. Shamar White, a policy fellow with the New Jersey…
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