{"id":2292,"date":"2026-07-09T17:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:13:16","slug":"a-substantial-change-residents-upset-after-developers-of-controversial-chesco-data-center-project-seek-another-alteration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2292","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A substantial change\u2019: Residents upset after developers of controversial Chesco data center project seek another alteration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>The developer of a 1.5 million-square-foot data center project proposed for an East Whiteland Superfund site has again returned to the township requesting changes to the plan \u2014 even as they\u2019ve already started preparing for construction. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2291\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 condemns Paraguayan senator over racist remarks after World Cup match in Philly<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>The newest request may look somewhat familiar: Developers Green Fig LLC and Sentinel Data Centers had gone through a monthslong process earlier this year, presenting an amended project to municipal leaders and residents, at first growing \u2014 and then offering to shrink \u2014 the overall footprint of the site. They argued that the plans first approved in 2024 were less desirable and less efficient, and that the updated plans would allay concerns about environmental impact. They scrapped those ambitions in May, and reverted back to the older concept.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>But on Wednesday, the developers asked for a \u201cfield change\u201d requesting permission to put into place some of the changes that would have been included in those amended plans. <\/p><div><\/div><p>The changes \u2014 which include the ambitions they\u2019ve had since January \u2014 would remove the cooling towers, eliminate water cooling for the computer equipment, and install air chilled units on the building\u2019s roofs. These changes are permitted under the Land Development Agreement, Township Manager Steve Brown told the community at the meeting. But they require the board\u2019s approval.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The request drew ire from community members who have for months been opposed to the project, fearing the data center\u2019s impact on health and the environment. They\u2019ve also raised concerns that it will rest atop the former Foote Mineral Co., a contaminated industrial site that landed on the federal list of hazardous places.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The query to the board of supervisors also comes as the developers agreed last week to temporarily halt work on the site that moves the soil while the township reviews soil and human safety plans. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>The board voted, 2-1, to table approval of the proposed changes; chairman Scott Lambert and supervisor Clinton Smith said there were still too many questions. Supervisor Peter Fixler cast the dissenting vote.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cWhat\u2019s been presented to us this week, as I said before, I think is a gift. \u2026 What\u2019s in front of me now is a data center that\u2019s a third the size of their original proposal,\u201d Fixler said ahead of the vote. \u201cIt would, I feel, be environmentally irresponsible to not approve this plan. I know that doesn\u2019t sound popular.\u201d <\/p><div><\/div><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" alt=\"The Inquirer logo\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/faba80d67140212ba32240655442c529.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n        Inquirer Chester County\n      <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Want to get Inquirer Chester County straight to your inbox every week? Sign up here for our guide to the news, stories, and events shaping life in your community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div><\/div><p>The developer said the reason for the change is water conservation, Brown said. The approved plan would use more than 3 million gallons of water a day, versus the proposed plan, which would use air chillers. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Separately, the developer proposed slashing the size of the buildings, down from a sprawling 1.5 million square feet total build out \u2014 with two data center buildings roughly 772,000 square feet each \u2014 down to two 536,000-square-foot buildings. It would strike a basement in the current plans, and also reduce the height of the building. These changes don\u2019t necessitate board approval, Brown said. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2289\">A \u2018weird\u2019 time to buy a home| Real Estate Newsletter<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>In an email Thursday, Lou Colagreco, the attorney representing the developers, said they would respond to any of the board\u2019s questions \u201cthat may still be outstanding.\u201d <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cAt the end of the day, this is a simple question: will we use a cooling system that consumes millions of gallons of water a day, as approved, or not?\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe this is a very easy decision. We are at moment in the job where we have no choice but to move forward with whatever path provides us certainty of execution. If the Board wants us to build with evaporative water cooling, we will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>As he discussed his decision, board chairman Scott Lambert told residents that \u201cwe could get a call tomorrow from the developer, and he may say, \u2018That 536,000 square foot offer we put out there to make it smaller, it\u2019s gone.\u2019\u201d <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Residents weren\u2019t cowed by that. When the developer first proposed shrinking the data center to address concerns, some said it wasn\u2019t \u201can act of good will.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>On Wednesday, the community called for the rejection of the plans, saying that it was too big a transformation to be considered a field change.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t moving a pipe from five feet away to have some mud moved on top of it. This is a half-a-million square foot change,\u201d resident Tony Gianino said. \u201cThis is crazy. This is a completely new project. I\u2019ve been saying this since the beginning. This is a substantial change. If not this, then what is what counts as substantial?\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>Jeff Katz, another resident, said that the plans looked like those initially presented to the township in the spring, which were ultimately withdrawn. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cBringing substantially the same changes back tonight \u2026 looks like an attempt to get through the back door of what could not be brought through the front,\u201d he said. <\/p><div><\/div><p><i>This suburban content is produced with support from the Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Editorial content is created independently of the project donors. Gifts to support The Inquirer\u2019s high-impact journalism can be made at <\/i><i>inquirer.com\/donate<\/i><i>. A list of Lenfest Institute donors can be found at <\/i><i>lenfestinstitute.org\/supporters<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2287\">How Washington state beats California when it comes to merlot<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some preliminary construction work has already started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pennsylvania"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018A substantial change\u2019: Residents upset after developers of controversial Chesco data center project seek another alteration - 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