For the second time in as many months, the East Vincent Township Planning Commission voted unanimously against recommending approval of the proposed data center at the former Pennhurst hospital site. As in February, the developer, Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC did not show up for the meeting. Commission member Lawson Macartney said, “The deficiencies are very obvious and this project would require multiple zoning variances. Further, there is no consideration for topography, like steep slopes and no details on noise, emissions or vibrations, and no further details on water usage or required power usage.” The next step for the project is the start of conditional use hearings before the township supervisors who will sit in a “quasi-judicial” capacity to determine if the plans meet the conditions laid out in the zoning ordinance.
Source: Daily Local; 4/11/2026