Windsor Township Sketch (York)
Windsor Township, York County
A data center project in Windsor Township, York County, and the end user has not been named publicly.
The project by the numbers
Early stage interest in Windsor Township, York County
- Tenant
- Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
- Current stage
- Planning commission discussion ongoing after a developer inquiry; no application pending.
- Decision body
- Windsor Township
- Top issues
- Residents and officials have focused on how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.
Informal sketch from interested developer (zoning officer Kipp Allison). Windsor Township's zoning officer and building code official Kipp Allison said an interested developer brought the idea of data centers to the township's attention, prompting zoning work. Residents raised noise, water consumption, lighting, and loss of farmland. The planning commission continued its data center discussion into late August 2025. No application has been reported.
Coverage of this project
- 2025-08-24 ABC27 (WHTM)Midstate communities prepare for data centersZoning officer says a developer raised the idea; residents cite noise, water, lighting, farmland
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.
Know your rights →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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