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Hazle Township approves LERTA designation for 1,283-acre industrial area after Northpoint presentation
Summary
Hazle Township supervisors approved Ordinance #2024-10-15-1 establishing a LERTA designation on roughly 1,283 acres to support industrial warehouse and data center development after a Northpoint Development presentation at a public hearing.
Chairman Anthony Griguoli said the board passed Ordinance #2024-10-15-1 on Oct. 15, 2024, to establish a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) area covering about 1,283.2 acres north of North Park Drive, west of Interstate 81, south of Sugarloaf Township and east of Weston Road.
Brian Stahl of Northpoint Development presented the LERTA boundary at a public hearing and described it as the first step in pursuing site development. According to Stahl, the project envisions industrial warehouses and a potential data center campus; he said the site development process is expected to take about two years. "The entire area is outlined in red as LERTA eligible," Stahl told the board during the Oct. 15 public hearing.
The board took the ordinance to a vote during the regular Oct. 15 meeting; the motion to adopt the ordinance was moved by Bob Fiume, seconded by Jim Montone, and carried by unanimous roll call (Montone, Fiume, Griguoli voted yes). No members of the public asked questions during the hearing, and no written conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
Why it matters: A LERTA designation allows local tax abatement incentives intended to encourage development in the designated area. Township minutes show the board approved the ordinance and will now follow statutory steps and any required administrative filings to implement the program. The supervisors did not specify the detailed abatement schedule, term length, or participating taxing bodies in the minutes reviewed for this article.
What’s next: Township staff and the applicant will proceed with any required administrative tasks connected to the ordinance and with site planning and permitting. The public record in the meeting minutes does not list an estimated timetable for ordinance implementation or which taxing authorities (if any) have agreed to participate in abatement terms.
