radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: June 8, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/09/26          A THIRD MASSIVE DATA CENTER CAMPUS COULD BE COMING TO LUZERNE COUNTY'S SALEM TOWNSHIP.          SOME HOMEOWNERS IN EAST BERWICK REPORT THEY HAVE SIGNED LETTERS OF INTENT TO SELL THEIR PROPERTIES TO DEVELOPERS FOR UP TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS EACH PLUS 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS AN ACRE.            HOWEVER, LOCAL ZONING OFFICIALS SAY THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR BUYOUTS CANNOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS OFFICIALLY VOTE TO EXPAND THE LOCAL DATA CENTER ZONE.          MEANTIME, SUPERVISORS IN MONTOUR COUNTY’S MAHONING TOWNSHIP HAVE VOTED TO ALLOW DATA CENTERS UNDER STRICT CONDITIONS, AIMING TO CONTROL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE. OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW REGULATIONS MANDATE RIGOROUS STUDIES ON LOCAL NOISE LEVELS, WATER USAGE, AND REGIONAL ELECTRICAL GRID IMPACTS.  NEIGHBORING COOPER TOWNSHIP WILL VOTE ON THE SHARED ZONING RULES THURSDAY.          SUNBURY CITY COUNCIL HAS DELAYED A CONTROVERSIAL VOTE TO HAVE ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT JOIN A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.          FOLLOWING MORE THAN EIGHTY MINUTES OF INTENSE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM RESIDENTS SPEAKING AGAINST THE AGREEMENT WITH I-C-E, COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED THREE-TO-ONE TO TABLE THE DECISION.          THE FEDERAL PROGRAM WOULD GRANT THE CITY UP TO ONE-HUNDRED-NINETY-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR POLICE EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES IN EXCHANGE FOR ASSISTANCE WITH LIMITED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.