‘Pure excitement’: Neighbors celebrate data center rejection, but prep for next fight

U. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – If you passed the Upper Macungie Township municipal building Wednesday night, you couldn’t miss the crowd.

Neighbors packed the room to fight a massive 2.6-million-square-foot data center proposal, and many say they walked away with a big win.

Waking up Thursday felt very different for people living less than 10 minutes from that site. 69 News spoke with a local dad who told us that while Wednesday night’s unanimous rejection brought relief, neighbors are already looking ahead to what the legal challenge might look like next…

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