Contested

Muncy Data Center (Liberty Group / Danko Holdings II)

Muncy Township, Lycoming County

The Liberty Group's Danko Holdings II proposes three data center buildings on farmland between John Brady Drive and the West Branch Susquehanna River; Muncy Township adopted a nine-month moratorium the same day the plan was acknowledged.

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At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusApplication Filed

First announced2026-06-XX

A farmland data center on the West Branch, met with a same-day moratorium

The number that mattersThe conditional-use plan was formally acknowledged at 2:40 p.m. on April 28, 2026, and the township adopted its data center moratorium at a special meeting later that same day.

Developer: The Liberty Group (Danko Holdings II LP / Fishlips LLC), CEO Daniel Klingerman
Tenant: Undisclosed
Current stage: The developer published a deemed-approval notice in July 2026 that the township disputes, and curative amendment adoption is targeted for December 9.
Decision body: Muncy Township Board of Supervisors
Top issues: Farmland conversion; West Branch Susquehanna riverfront siting; water storage and treatment; residential borders; process transparency

Zoning permit application dated April 15 2026. Plan acknowledged April 28 2026; nine-month moratorium adopted the same day. Proposal became public through June 2026 reporting; residents packed a township planning meeting. In July 2026 the developer published a legal notice claiming deemed approval, the township solicitor called the filings inconsistent, and roughly half the site was said to lie in neighboring Muncy Creek Township, which states it has received no applications. The township's curative amendment timeline calls for notices in early October and adoption at the December 9 supervisors meeting.

Timeline

How it has unfolded

2026-04-15Zoning permit application dated for Muncy Data Center off John Brady Drive Williamsport Sun-Gazette
2026-04-28Conditional-use plan formally acknowledged; township adopts a moratorium of up to nine months on data center applications the same day Williamsport Sun-Gazette

News

Coverage of this project

2026-06-XX Williamsport Sun-GazetteGroup seeks to put data center in Muncy TownshipSite plan and applicant revealed; application predates township assurances
2026-05-01 Williamsport Sun-GazetteMuncy Township passes 9-month moratorium on data centersMoratorium adopted to write zoning rules

Sources

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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