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Conewago Township Data Center (Rexroth Farms)

Conewago Township, York County

A data center project in Conewago Township, York County, and the end user has not been named publicly.

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At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusApplication Filed
Site541 acres
First announced2025-10-27
Target onlineTBD

Filed and under review in Conewago Township, York County

The number that mattersThe site runs to about 541 acres.
Tenant
Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
Current stage
An application is on file and under municipal review.
Decision body
Conewago Township
Top issues
Residents and officials have focused on the conversion of open land or farmland, how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.
Key opponents
Conewago residents (Bill Taylor among ~2 dozen speakers); dozens of lawn signs
Key supporters
Landowner Jim Rexroth (seeks dialogue, not advocacy); economic-benefit framing

Request became public Oct 2025; 100+ packed Bible Baptist Church Oct 27 2025 (4+ hour meeting, all-opposed testimony); Rexroth asked to address the Apr 27 2026 PC meeting.

What is at stake

Documented community impacts

Environmental justice and site legacy

Medium

Rezoning 541 ac of farmland crossed by TMI/Brunner Island/York Haven transmission; residents cite wildlife on Conewago Creek (eagles, osprey, mink, otter) and rural character.

Keystone Newsroom / York Daily Record
Community response

Who is organizing against it

Conewago Township residents (vs Rexroth/Elysian)

Single-project ยท Founded 2025

Leaders: (Bill Taylor and ~2 dozen speakers)

Tactics: 100+ turnout at Bible Baptist Church (Oct 27 2025), 4+ hour meetings, dozens of anti-DC lawn signs along Bowers Bridge Rd, rural-character and farmland-preservation framing

Opposes the Rexroth Farms / Elysian Partners rezoning (P037) in rural York County. Unusual dynamic: the landowner publicly sought dialogue.

Timeline

How it has unfolded

  • 2025-10-27100+ residents pack Bible Baptist Church to oppose Rexroth/Elysian data-center rezoning (4+ hours) Keystone Newsroom / York Daily Record
  • 2026-04-27Conewago Twp Planning Commission meeting
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Know your rights

In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.

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Take action

Organized community opposition is the single most effective check on these projects in Pennsylvania. Show up to hearings, submit comment when it is taken, support legal and expert-witness costs, and ask your municipality for a moratorium and a real ordinance.

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