A massive warehouse project in Gloucester County was granted preliminary approval this month despite outcry from residents who worry it could be a first step toward a future AI data center.
The Monroe Township Planning Board unanimously approved a preliminary site plan for two warehouses totaling 1.6 million square feet on Jan. 8. The project would be built on about 95 acres of vacant farmland along Black Horse Pike, with room for truck parking, loading docks and internal roadways.
The applicant and property owner, Hexa Builders, has not identified a tenant for the proposed warehouses or submitted detailed final plans…