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Developer Eyes Data Centers Instead of 500 Residential Units for Smithfield Gateway TIF, Board Told

East Stroudsburg Area SD Board of Education · March 10, 2026
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Summary

A developer told a board member the Smithfield Gateway project's originally planned residential build (and TIF support) may shift to two data centers; board members said zoning is a township decision and the board will hear the developer's presentation in March before taking a position on any TIF amendment.

A board member told the East Stroudsburg Area School District board that Jim Dietri of Legend Properties has notified district leaders he may seek to convert the Smithfield Gateway project from up to 500 residential units to two data centers and will ask the board for support at the March meeting.

The board member said Dietri described zoning…

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