Limerick Board of Supervisors vote to send a letter opposing a land swap for proposed data center
LIMERICK TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — It was a full house at the Limerick Township Board meeting on Tuesday night in Montgomery County.
The meeting took over three hours. Ultimately, the board voted that they will be sending a letter of opposition to Harrisburg.
Before the vote, residents had one goal: to get the board on their side and say “no” to a land swap that could lead to a proposed data center.
A map on display at the meeting proposed a land swap of Limerick town center associates to give up 60 acres in exchange for 55 acres.
One by one, Limerick residents made their voices heard.
“There is a sea of people who showed up on this frigid night to speak on the overwhelming opposition to this land swap,” said one resident.
What they’re fighting for is for the board of supervisors to write a letter opposing a land exchange between the proposed site of a data center and a state game land.
“At the very least, send a letter saying you do not approve the land swap until we can fairly vet this,” said another resident during public comment.
This proposal is separate from another plan that involves the Limerick Generating Station.
People argued that Limerick is losing its charm and expressed environmental concerns and pollution, saying there is no documentation that this land swap near the Schuylkill River would provide public benefit.
“Building industrial facilities along the river is dangerous to the public and community at large,” argued another resident.
The board said they only received notice of the land swap days ago, which was another red flag for residents.
“We don’t want a data center here. We’re against it. The fact that it’s getting rushed through bothered a lot of residents,” explained Ed Wynne.
The argument over the proposed data center also brought people in from neighboring towns.
“As a township supervisor, it feels like a lot of these discussions end up falling on local governments in a way that I think is a bit unfair. So, just trying to see where this board lands and where the community lands,” said Kofi Osei, Towamencin Township Supervisor.
On Saturday, a vote in Harrisburg will determine if the land exchange will move forward or not.
The opposition letter from the board does not decide the land exchange.
However, officials say it becomes part of the state record and prevents the state from claiming there is no local opposition.
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