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There is a clear, escalating set of things you can do right now, from sending one email this morning to becoming a witness at the Zoning Hearing Board. Pick what fits your time and skills. We’ll meet you where you are.

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Five things you can do today.

Pick one. They’re ordered shortest-first, #1 takes a minute.

1. Sign the petition.

Patti Smith’s Change.org petition for a township-wide moratorium. One click, your name on the record.

Sign the petition →

2. Email Plymouth Township Council.

One short message. Tell them you live here, you oppose the special exception, and you support a curative-amendment moratorium. Template below.

3. Call Governor Shapiro’s office.

HB 502 (the “RESET Board” / Lightning Plan) would override local zoning. Call 717-787-2500 and tell the Governor you oppose state preemption of local data center decisions.

4. Calendar the next ZHB meeting.

The Plymouth Township Zoning Hearing Board meets the third Monday of each month. The first 900 Conshohocken Road hearing is set for Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Colonial Middle School, 716 Belvoir Road, Plymouth Meeting. It is expected to span several dates; the township will announce in advance the session at which public comment is permitted.

Township ZHB page →

5. Share this site.

Most of your neighbors don’t know this is happening. Send this URL to one neighbor today, or post the home page on Facebook. Personal messages move people; algorithms don’t.

Bonus: Bring two neighbors.

The single highest-leverage thing you can do. Two more people on this list is two more bodies in the ZHB room and two more emails to Township Council.

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Who to Contact

Your officials, by name.

Plymouth Township Council are the people who can call for a curative-amendment moratorium. Your state legislators are the people who can stop HB 502. Your federal representatives matter for FERC and EPA proceedings. Identify yourself as a resident and give your address. That is how your message gets weight.

Plymouth Township Council

Council can advance a curative-amendment moratorium under the PA Municipalities Planning Code. They meet the second Monday of each month. Township Council page.

William Winchester, Jr.
District 1
Kristin Frederick Leonard
District 2
Lynne M. Viscio
District 3 · Vice Chair
Aaron Nelson
District 4
Christopher G. Manero
At Large
Township general line
Contact form →

State legislators

State Sen. Maria Collett (D-12)

Has publicly opposed “hasty data center development” and tied her position to GRID standards.

Ask: Thank her for her position; ask for stronger statewide standards and a clear no on HB 502 / SB 939.

State Rep. Greg Scott (D)

Represents Plymouth Township; co-sponsor of HB 502.

Ask: Withdraw co-sponsorship of HB 502 and publicly oppose the 900 Conshohocken Road project.

Find your specific representatives

Use the official PA legislator lookup, or call the Governor’s office directly:

Find your legislators → Governor’s office: 717-787-2500
Email template, copy & paste, then personalize:

Dear [Council Member / Legislator],

My name is [your name] and I live at [your address] in [Plymouth Township / your municipality]. I am writing to oppose the special exception application by 900 Conshohocken Road, LLC for a 2-million-square-foot data center at the former Cleveland-Cliffs steel plant.

Data centers are not a listed use in the Heavy Industrial zoning district under Plymouth Township Zoning Ordinance No. 342. The applicant’s “similar use” theory has not been independently tested, and the application is silent on total power demand, total water demand, air emissions modeling, low-frequency noise, and the identity of the operating tenant.

I urge you to (1) call for an independent fiscal-impact study and air- and noise-modeling studies before any vote, (2) advance a 180-day curative-amendment moratorium under the PA Municipalities Planning Code so the township can write a real data center ordinance, and (3) publicly oppose HB 502 / SB 939, which would override local zoning authority over projects exactly like this one.

Thank you for representing residents.

[Your name & address]

State Preemption Threat

Oppose HB 502 / SB 939.

As part of Governor Shapiro’s “Lightning Plan,” HB 502 would establish a state-level Reliable Energy Siting and Electric Transition (RESET) Board with authority to fast-track approvals for large energy projects, including gas-fired power plants and energy storage. The companion bill SB 939 carries similar effect.

If enacted, HB 502 would functionally override the local zoning authority under which Plymouth Township residents are exercising their rights right now. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s 2013 Robinson Township v. Commonwealth decision, and the state constitutional Environmental Rights Amendment, Article I §27, provide opposing precedent, but the bill would force a years-long legal fight.

What to say

Use this script (or your own version) when calling Governor Shapiro at 717-787-2500 and your state legislators:

“I am reaching out to express my opposition to HB 502 and SB 939. Local zoning decisions should remain under local zoning control. The concerted effort to remove local zoning control over energy infrastructure, including data centers, would directly impact our rights under Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment. We are the ones who will live next to these energy infrastructure projects. We will suffer the daily effects of their environmental pollution. My name is [your name], and I live at [your address] in [your municipality].”
Read HB 502 → Call 717-787-2500
When the hearing is scheduled

Prepare for the Zoning Hearing Board.

Show up

The Zoning Hearing Board notices the location and time on Plymouth Township’s website and posts physical notice on the property. Bodies in the room matter. Quiet bodies in the room matter. Wear something that identifies you as a Plymouth resident if you can.

Speak well

Public comment is your right. Identify yourself, give your address, state your position clearly, and stick to the impact on health, safety, or general welfare. The ZHB is not a campaign rally, concrete, evidence-based testimony moves the record more than passion alone.

Document everything

Audio-record (if permitted), take notes, follow Plymouth Township’s posted procedures. Procedural defects in noticing, signage, and hearing conduct are how the Prince William Digital Gateway case was voided.

Offer expertise

If you are a licensed engineer, atmospheric scientist, hydrologist, acoustical expert, attorney, public-health professional, or environmental scientist, you are the people we need most. Sign up and check “Legal” or “Science.”