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Lower Pottsgrove officials monitor proposed Limerick data center over local impacts
Summary
Commissioners said they will attend hearings and seek guidance after learning a proposed Limerick data center would sit across from Philadelphia Premium Outlets on more than 100 acres with eight buildings totaling over 2.6 million sq ft, raising infrastructure and emergency-services concerns for nearby Lower Pottsgrove residents.
Commissioner James Hutchinson and Township Manager Edward C. Wagner told the board on April 6 that they will monitor a proposed data center on Lightcap Road in Limerick Township and attend upcoming hearings to gather details and share information with Lower Pottsgrove residents.
Wagner said the proposed site is more than 100 acres, includes eight buildings totaling over 2.6 million square feet and is located off Evergreen Road across from the Philadelphia Premium Outlets and nearby residences. Hutchinson said a conditional-use hearing on the project was scheduled for April 14 and that he and Wagner plan to attend to gather information.
Commissioners, including Robert Mohollen, expressed concern about site suitability and potential impacts on local infrastructure and emergency services, noting that Lower Pottsgrove emergency responders may be closer to the site than some Limerick residents. Wagner said Montgomery and Chester county planning commissions prepared a Data Center Ordinance Guide and that some municipalities are using Lancaster's draft ordinance language; Mohollen said roughly two dozen state bills address data center regulation but timelines are uncertain.
The board discussed coordinating with state representatives and senators for input and evaluating whether Lower Pottsgrove should draft local ordinance language to address siting, infrastructure demands and public-safety considerations. Town officials said they would share land-development materials and hearing details with residents and report back after the April hearings.
