Penn Township Advocacy
Penn Township, home to Protect PT's Environmental Education Center, is currently engaged in a "comprehensive rezoning" of the entire municipality. This involves changing the map's zoning districts, creating new zones, and adding new defined uses, such as "Truck Stops" and "Solar Farms". One use that has remained absent from the list of defined uses is "Data Centers".
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Most people are aware that new data centers are being proposed throughout Western Pennsylvania. Unless a use is defined and regulated within a municipality, a developer could place new development wherever is most convenient. That's why Protect PT is pressuring Penn township to include "Data Centers" in their new ordinance, and to restrict their placement in the township to the "Heavy Industrial" Zone.
Important Upcoming Dates
PT Ordinance Prep Meeting – Thursday, April 2nd, 6:30 PM
Protect PT's Environmental Education Center, 3344 PA-130 Suite A, Harrison City, PA 15636
Action: Help us brainstorm fracking, data center, and solar energy suggestions for Penn Township's upcoming ordinance revision!
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Penn Township Planning Commission – Tuesday, April 7th, 6:00 PM
Penn Township Municipal Building, 2001 Municipal Court, Harrison City, PA, 15636
Final meeting before the new proposed ordinance is delivered to the Commissioners for a public hearing and vote. ​
Action: Concerned residents should attend this meeting and demand that data centers are included in this ordinance, restricted to the Heavy Industrial zone.
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Penn Township Zoning Planning Special Meeting – Monday, April 13th, 6:30 PM
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Special meeting of the Planning to propose the final draft of the new ordinance, and vote to send it to the Commissioners for a hearing.
Action: Concerned residents should attend and demand that data centers are included in the new ordinance, restricted to the Heavy Industrial zone.
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Penn Township Commissioners Meeting – Wednesday, April 15th, 7:00
Penn Township Municipal Building, 2001 Municipal Court, Harrison City, PA, 15636
Regular Commissioners Meeting
Action: Show up and show your Commissioners that you want protection from data centers and fracking operations to preserve health and property values!
Find Infrastructure Near You
Penn Township is the site of 7 permitted well pads, many of which are in close proximity to residential neighborhoods, schools, and healthcare facilities. Find out what infrastructure is closest to you using our interactive fracking map (left).
Penn Township Ordinance
Protect PT has drafted a model ordinance and submitted it to the Penn Township Commissioners for enactment to better protect residents from unconventional shale gas development, also known as fracking. If you are a Penn Township resident, sign our petition now to demand better protections for residents.
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