ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A packed crowd filled Allentown City Council chambers Thursday night as the planning commission held a special meeting to review a controversial data center proposal.
Neighbors turned out in droves to voice intense skepticism, while developers argued the project is a multi-million dollar necessity for the modern digital age.
The proposal by Quantm Group, LLC calls for converting a vacant 224,000-square-foot warehouse at 2401 West Emaus Avenue into an 80-megawatt data center, complete with a 23,000-square-foot addition…