radioNOVO News for Williamsport: July 23, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/23/26          OFFICIALS IN MUNCY TOWNSHIP SAY THEY PLAN TO CHALLENGE A DEVELOPER’S ATTEMPT TO PUSH THROUGH A PROPOSED DATA CENTER. DANKO HOLDINGS RECENTLY PUBLISHED A LEGAL NOTICE CLAIMING "DEEMED APPROVAL" FOR THE YETTER ROAD PROJECT, ALLEGING THE BOARD FAILED TO SCHEDULE A HEARING WITHIN 60 DAYS. TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR JOE ORSO THE THIRD CALLED THE MOVE AN ATTEMPT TO BYPASS ZONING CONDITIONS AND CONFIRMED THAT LEGAL ACTION IS COMING.          A LYCOMING COUNTY FAMILY HAS BEEN DISPLACED, AFTER THEIR HOME SUSTAINED A TWO ALARM FIRE TUESDAY MORNING.            FLAMES GOT THEIR START IN THE KITCHEN OF THE HOME ALONG THE 22-HUNDRED BLOCK OF FOUR MILE DRIVE IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP AROUND 7:15AM TUESDAY............ BUT QUICKLY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENCE.            IT TOOK FIRE CREWS ABOUT AN HOUR TO DOUSE THE BLAZE, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED.            GOVERNOR SHAPIRO HAS SIGNED SENATE BILL 349, NOW KNOWN AS ACT 44 OF 2026.............  INTO LAW.            THE LEGISLATION, SPONSORED BY SENATOR GENE YAW, PROVIDES BETTER PROTECTIONS FOR LANDOWNERS, RELATED TO SOLAR GENERATION PROJECTS.