Residents say procedure was flawed; Court finding and Planning Commission review cited

Several residents told the board Jan. 2 they believe the township failed to follow required procedure in handling the data-center application. Tyler Horrigan said the Court of Common Pleas found the township's process deficient because the Planning Commission had not reviewed the matter; Andrew Danchuck and others argued that appeals and scheduling were premature and restricted parties' ability to respond.

Mark Piazza and Nicole Gerzon specifically challenged the adequacy of public notice for the meeting and asked the board to postpone action until after a newly elected supervisor takes office. Solicitor Geoffrey Worthington responded that the meeting had been advertised in compliance with statutory requirements and that the settlement timing was driven by a time-sensitive end-user proposal.