Since buying their 11-acre Pennsylvania property in 2019, Kelsey Kemmerer and her husband had worried a large data center next door might eventually force them to leave.
That concern ended when the developer withdrew its application, a result that neighbors who organized against the proposal see as a major win for their rural community.
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According to 69 News, Hanover Development Limited Partnership pulled its application for a 150,000-square-foot data center planned for a 37-acre parcel beside Kemmerer’s property in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County. The company cited community opposition as the reason for the withdrawal.
In July, Kemmerer told 69 News that the couple might relocate if the project were built next to their home, but now they plan to stay. “It’s like a weight, just like lifted, huge burden. We were in no way ready to move,” she said…