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get ready to vote…in east whiteland
My ballot was slightly mutilated, but it arrived. I have already filled it in. Especially the additional supervisors question.
My impetus?
The data center.
Why?
Two supervisors whom in my opinion are afraid to say no, and a third who is a total nasty to residents, a form of sell out.
Members of the Great Valley Democrats literally went to community signing events to stop the ballot question from reaching the ballot (former supervisor Bill Holmes and former VP of ChesCo Dems Jerry Pyne). Now they are saying nothing…but in my humble opinion we know that they are most probably still quietly trying to quite literally stop the public from what they have the right and legal choice to want.
The other thing to note is the Vacancy Board chair in East Whiteland is Jerry Pyne right? So that makes him a tiebreaker in case a supervisor gets incapacitated, and it also gives him the ability to appoint someone, correct? So is it so far-fetched to think that if something happened he might appoint Bill Holmes again if the opportunity arose?
Now the East Whiteland Republican committee is busy, busy, busy posting Trump BS and sharing disbarred Rudy Giuliani posts and circulating their version of a sample ballot where they say no to 2 additional supervisors.
It kind of blows my mind that they are actively soliciting Republicans to say no to this because it’s actually an opportunity for them to level the playing field in East Whiteland because they aren’t getting any traction otherwise.
It is possible that it is a curiously just East Whiteland thing that both political parties are freaking out at the idea of two more supervisors. The politics in this particular township are not particularly enlightened and there has always been deal making between the two parties hasn’t there been? At different points in time I have almost felt like it’s a giant political party named Pat (like the Saturday Night Live skits of years past ) not really one thing or the other, but both.
East Whiteland residents will hopefully take this opportunity to push back where they can. The township has grown exponentially since inception of local government, and there needs to be more representation. Whichever political party ends up on the top of the dirt pile depends entirely on them. It would be nice to see supervisors who were registered independents.
But that’s a conversation for another day. I do believe there are people willing to run. We just have to get two more supervisors added.
So if you are a mail in ballot person, it’s easy same as if you vote in person. Say YES to two more supervisors and consider saying NO to Kristine Howard if you can manage it.
Make the future what you want.
elizabeth moro has josh shapiro stumping for her? so is she really against data centers?
A commercial appeared when I was watching the 6 o’clock NBC 10 news today. It was a replay and it had a commercial from PA state representative candidate Elizabeth Moro. She is running against Craig Williams again in the PA 160. There she was in a farm field in a plaid shirt, and one of the things mentioned is how she would help her constituents against data centers.
Umm really?
(Mind you I’m not saying Craig Williams is fabulous either when it comes to data centers because he’s a bring your own energy guy which means a potential power plant next door to your residential street.)
This is is not an endorsement for Craig Williams. This is just pointing out the simple fact that while Elizabeth might be a nice human being with a great local business, she’s possibly not your gal for state representative if Josh Shapiro is stumping for her.
Why?
Again it’s simple: data centers and what they really mean to our Governor.
I told all of my readers a few weeks ago now that if a candidate really isn’t for protecting the people against hyperscale data centers, they aren’t your candidate no matter what political party.
Elizabeth is a Democrat and honestly, maybe it would be nice to have one down there in the 160, but not at the expense of the people if she’s not really against mega scale hyperscale data centers OK?
So Elizabeth can either truly be against data centers or just be truly interested in a girly squeaky way wearing high heels with her jeans and her plaid shirts and posing for photos with Governor Josh Shapiro.
I noticed the more folksy touch from her with the plaid shirts in a farm field and elsewhere, and then I saw a picture of her with Governor Shapiro and she had the high heels on with the jeans and that is I’m sorry just too 1980a college for me. Heels are also not farm field attire are they?
Step apart from the corporate Democrat pack Elizabeth. Truly be against data centers (which are gobbling up farm fields like the ones you have been posing in.)
You can’t be a little bit preggers here as a candidate in PA over data centers, so spell it out. Be very specific, do not be a generalist.
Previous to this, Elizabeth has run for this PA state house seat before (against Craig Williams) and for Congress (she withdrew because of redistricting.)
dear “contest every race” and all democrats and republicans running for office.
I really hate these text messages. Especially since I didn’t sign up for them and it’s an invasion.
They didn’t actually get a user-friendly version of me via text back. They got a blast just like Red Whiners and Blue. These groups can piss off.
When I was a Republican (until 2016) I was on do not solicit lists. I didn’t get emails, text messages, phone calls. When I tried to be a Democrat, I had to repeat the whole process. When I realized that both major parties were not for me and went to an Independent status, I’ve had to do it all over again and while the Republican Party has respected my do not call/do not text/do not contact them at all, I can’t say the same for Democrat groups. My husband who is also a registered Independent gets bombarded by both parties.
I can only say Democrat groups are being obnoxious with unwanted contact, I don’t know that it’s the entire party in PA with the lack of respect. This is the second one within about a week or so.
So to this group Contest Every Race which I never heard of before, can stick it where the sun don’t shine.
Here’s what I think: I don’t think any voter in Pennsylvania should be supporting candidates. I think the candidates should be supporting all of us against data centers.
I only know one politician for sure who is all about defending Pennsylvania against data centers and State Senator Katie Muth.
The others, regardless of party affiliation, I don’t necessarily know for sure. Well except for that guy who is running against State Representative Kristine Howard. His name is Joe Lewis. He is among other things, co-owner of a really good café in Wayne , Pennsylvania. And allow me to be clear, I am not endorsing Mr. Lewis, but he is literally the only person running for office besides Katie Muth who has stood up at a township meeting and basically say “What are you people doing?”
I have not heard another single candidate from either party do that. God knows the incumbents like Paul Friel, Danielle Friel Otten, Lisa Borowski, and Kristine Howard just to name a few are completely out of touch and have forgotten completely why and for whom they were elected. I have to wonder if they ever really knew if it is so easy to have selective political amnesia over data centers?
And I am very disappointed in the Democrats because they’re all lining up behind Josh Shapiro, who is data center happy.
Therefore, I think it is incumbent upon every politician running for office this November to actually really side with residents or get out of the way.
I just don’t know how else to say it other than plainly. We are fighting for our land, our property values, our water, our energy, our environment, and possibly our lives.
We need a full moratorium on data centers within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I don’t want to hear any crap that we couldn’t look at Facebook, etc. etc. if they stopped building data centers. Newsflash to the idiots in the room is that those aren’t the kind of data centers they want to build. That is the bottom line.
So elected officials and politicians? What side of this issue do you want to be on? The right side or the wrong side?
Side with the people save us from what we haven’t asked for and don’t really need.
To all of the residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: you don’t have to support candidates with campaign donations when you need to fight for your right to exist. You tell anyone who wants your vote they need to earn your vote without your hard earned money. They need to roll up their sleeves and prove themselves.
Actions speak louder than words and I’m not seeing much out of Pennsylvania politicians with few exceptions.
If you are a politician at all running for OFFICE in Pennsylvania this November, even as an incumbent, if you can’t say no to data centers, people shouldn’t say yes to voting for any of you.
To the data center neighbors groups across Pennsylvania I have a simple message: if any of these politicians aren’t taking your side of the issue, they aren’t worth your time. Saying that they side with whatever Shapiro is shoveling is not anyone you want in office. Same with Marge Simpson, otherwise known as Stacey Garrity.
Our choices for governor are definitely lacking because of data centers, but we do have a say so the rest of the state and local races we are voting in.
Look carefully at the candidates and don’t just vote because they are your party or someone tells you to vote for them. Being an independent thinker is important here.
#NoDataCenters
#PeopleOverPolitics
#NoTimeForSheeple
new data center math in east whiteland?
Still contaminated right? Soooo
excavating 5,000,000 cubic feet total? Does this mean they’re building up 10ft to get to the 20ft basement? Is that new math for data centers?
Next question where did they put the soil in the debris they removed from this site?
Sooo many questions.
the everything but the kitchen sink post about the east whiteland data center.
I begin with a stop work order issued today at 4 PM against Sentinel Green Fig re: Data Center in East Whiteland. (Screenshot above.)
Next is a little ditty “explaining” a few things including East Whiteland saying on the record they did not sign NDAs with these data center people. I am glad to hear this.
Next will be some fun right to know dumps. From the EPA and more. Here below is a screen shot of a plan sent to EPA. Which one is this? And still I ask, Foote Mineral, really? Toxic AF much?
And then this one below and next, also EPA I think and how what an amended plan? Not an approved one?
Then I got this email from today:
In case you can’t read, here is the verbiage verbatim:
Subject: Data Center Project | Request for Immediate Review of Permits
Dear East Whiteland Board of Supervisors,
I’m writing to follow up on the comments I made at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, August 19 regarding the permits issued for the proposed data center project.
I am requesting an immediate review of Permit #B-2026-221 and any related permits issued for the 2024 approved Land Development Plan (the “2024 Plan”).
It is my understanding that this Permit should not have been issued without a commitment letter from Aqua specific to the 2024 Plan. It is also my understanding that the Township has not received that commitment letter. If Aqua has provided the required commitment letter, please share a copy with me. If the Township has not received it, I am requesting that the Township take immediate action to suspend or revoke the Permit until all requirements for its issuance have been satisfied.
I am also attaching documents received from the EPA through a Right-to-Know request that raise an additional concern. The documents appear to show that the developer/applicant submitted information in November 2025 (prior to filing an amendment with East Whiteland Township) reflecting the amended project design they are currently seeking approval for, rather than the 2024 Plan previously approved by the Township. Specifically, the submission references shallow foundations, rather than the basements included in the 2024 Plan.
This raises a fundamental question: What plan is the developer currently constructing and obtaining permits to build?
Until the Township can confirm that the work being permitted and performed on the property is fully consistent with the currently approved 2024 Plan, I am requesting that the Township suspend the issuance and effectiveness of all permits issued for work not associated with the 2024 Plan and halt work authorized by those permits.
At a minimum, I am requesting written confirmation of:
1. Whether the Township has received the required Aqua commitment letter for the approved 2024 Plan and, if so, a copy of that letter.
2. Whether Permit #B-2026-221 and all related permits were properly issued based on the requirements of East Whiteland ordinance in effect at the time of issuance and consistent with the approved 2024 Plan.
3. Which approved land development plan and plan revision supports the issuance of each currently issued permit.
4. Whether the construction and foundation design reflected in the EPA submission are consistent with the 2024 Plan.
5. What action the Township will take if permits were issued based upon an unapproved plan or design or without required documentation.Given the questions surrounding the approved 2024 Plan and the permits currently allowing work to proceed, I believe this warrants immediate attention. Please confirm receipt of this email within 24 hours and provide an update regarding the Township’s review and intended action.
Thank you,
Jessica Larkin
Wowza! The residents of East Whiteland are ON FIRE!
Before I post a slew of documents allow me a couple of gems I saw one of on a right to know and now another one today (and both are on township website as of this afternoon.) Not sure of the who was on first prior because Ginny Keslake has done some calling out on her Facebook page:
Ginny links:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18mKAXjxpo
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14tM7iGhtB9
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BgU8XcXii
You know I love a good drone video, here’s a recent fly by of the East Whiteland Data Center Site at Foote Mineral:
So then this showed up in someone’s right to know:
Then these little redacted gems:
Next I will load in all of the various things from people’s FOIA requests to the EPA that I have seen. They are not my work product. These are the residents who are amazeballs. I am only publishing what they received which is public. I would like to know where is the contaminated soil going? 2 stories approved plan drawing states 3 stories (includes basement)?? The approved plan requires them to excavate and move 5,000,000 cubic feet of contaminated soil- their number???Actually there are so many questions, all of or heads are spinning as to why in the Sam Hell is this still a project?
The residents of East Whiteland are on fire. They are amazing. I am in awe.
east whiteland might listen but they don’t hear.
It is amazing as each day that goes by, East Whiteland Supervisor seem to dig their heels in more. They even have a State Senator telling them they need to act and not just contemplate their collective navels pretty much every single meeting.
They have people, including residents who have taken inordinate amount of time to show them where the flaws are, where the problems are, where the danger is and it’s like they’re paralyzed.
Once again last night, it was a lot of well we have things to think about.
I don’t understand the ostriches with their heads in the sand. Because this isn’t the first issue, this has happened over and over. I mean for how many years of people been coming to the Township not just about data centers but Bishop Tube which at last night‘s meeting got extended yet again and how many years is that? And Bishop Tube has no remediation done yet does it?
Anyway, I am going to give you videos of the voices of others. Listen to what they have to say.
Ask yourselves how one township can say they’re listening yet they never hear a thing?
jason kelce can you come sing your hit data center song at an east whiteland township meeting?
Dear Jason,
You rock. Can you come to an East Whiteland Township meeting or Conshohocken or Plymouth or East Vincent or Upper Merion?
There is an East Whiteland Township meeting at 6:30 PM.
If not, know that we literally love you for getting the data center issues being caused in communities everywhere.
breaking news from ginny kerslake re: east whiteland data center
From Ginny Kerslake:
🚨And now this……
Sentinel Green Fig, the developer behind the proposed hyper scale data center project in East Whiteland Township does not have the required commitment from Aqua for the water it needs for the approved 2024 plan.
Not by a long shot
I filed a RTK request over a month ago for the required will-serve letter from Aqua. I finally got my response from the township today.
The letter below from September 2024,
is all that they have. Not only did it expire almost a year ago, but in it Aqua tells Green Fig they cannot supply the 2,900 gallons per minute (4.25M gallons per day) they need. Aqua can only provide 20% of that. Sorry Charlie……
🔴Sentinel Green Fig does not have the water they need for their approved plan. Without that water, the plan is dead. This developer doesn’t just WANT changes to the approved plan to conserve water – they NEED those changes.
The modifications they are requesting including changing the cooling system and removing the basement/relocating the generators to the outside require approval by the Board of Supervisors.
The Supervisors have two choices. They can vote NO to the requested changes and the data center plan is dead. Or they can breathe new life into it by approving the changes, despite the harms that it will bring.
My burning question is WHO knew WHAT and WHEN?
Oh, and aren’t there some very specific things from PECO they need?
the data center lament? will grandma get run over by a reindeer too?
Let’s be clear: Business Wire a Berkshire Hathaway company is a press release mill isn’t it? They publish what clients send them don’t they?
So this one sounds like developer fairy tales and new math, eh?
So who is actually going to be Plymouth Township saying NO to a Big Fat Data Center? Not the township, not the residents or the Colonial School District School District right? It’s the developer who will be “hurt” isn’t it? Isn’t this just more bullying like this township pointed out in their presser a week ago?
The press release is issued by a company name very familiar to those in Ardmore from when they were the publicist for a while for Lower Merion Township during eminent domain for private gain, and can we also say we have an Irish lass in particular who is working it once again for her favorite Irish developer?
You know people like this are always getting the band back together aren’t they every time? If it’s not condos, it’s recovery centers and if it’s not any of the above its data centers? Aren’t these people in fact like a well oiled but tired machine?
Are communities in Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) going to let them hit oil this time? I don’t think so do you? Haven’t all of these developers to an extent underestimated the human tsunami against this issue of data centers?
Also very amused to read in this release language that is literally regurgitated from when everybody was furiously sending press releases out about pipelines, correct?
I mean, let’s get real when they did the pipelines out here did most of the jobs go to local people?
Wouldn’t that be a no?
Aren’t local communities still wondering when there’s going to be an effective evacuation plan for pipelines and what is the plan for data centers?
What gives any of these people the right to say they can take all our water and use all our energy and drive people crazy quite literally with the humming of it all?
What gives any of these people the right to say hey no problem we’ll just add more pollution, you’ll never notice a thing?
Data Centers are just the new condo complex and apartment building and warehouse aren’t they?
They can take their fakakta “data analysis” and do what with it?
Isn’t it true that some people are saying that this press release today makes that developer sound a little desperate?
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As Plymouth Township’s zoning board is set to rule on the future of the former Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill at 900 Conshohocken Road, an independent economic and fiscal impact analysis puts a hard number on what is at stake. The study, prepared by 4ward Planning Inc. for 900 Conshohocken Road LLC, finds that converting the vacant 1.95 million-square-foot dormant mill site into a data center would generate $424 million in new tax revenue over 20 years, with the majority flowing directly into Colonial School District classrooms. Blocking the project keeps that revenue at zero…..
…..The study’s own methodology notes the project would add no residential development and no new students, meaning the district receives the full revenue increase without a corresponding rise in service costs.
…….That is not a hypothetical outcome. Elsewhere, in Richland Parish, Louisiana, Meta’s $27 billion Hyperion data center campus generated enough new tax revenue that the local school board paid every vested teacher a $50,935 bonus in June 2026, up from $10,200 the year before, along with a $17,472 bonus for support staff, up from $3,323. In Loudoun County, Virginia, data center tax revenue has allowed the Board of Supervisors to cut the residential property tax rate for 10 consecutive years running, while the county nets an estimated $26 in tax revenue for every $1 spent on services those facilities require.
…….Discovery Data Centers (DDC) acquires and zones land, develops and builds buildings for hyperscale Data Center development and delivers it end-to-end. The leadership team brings 48 years of execution experience redeveloping brownfield sites across biotechnology, food distribution, tier-one operating centers, and Data Centers. Discovery Data Centers “Recycles” existing brown-field sites and buildings, expediting zoning and time to market.
Contacts
Media
Gregory Agency
Katie Kennedy
610-731-1045
katie@gregoryagency.com
Greg Matusky
267-226-9083
To follow are a few articles about Louisiana that is referenced in this press release:
Here is a brief excerpt from the New York Times article:
Along the Mississippi Delta in the northeast corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the largest artificial intelligence data centers in the world….Behind the scenes, an extraordinary amount of secrecy was necessary to pull it off. Energy company executives, Louisiana’s governor, state and local officials and representatives of Meta worked on the deal over nine months before it was made public….To avoid roadblocks, Meta and state officials worked in secrecy….To keep the project out of the public eye, Meta and Entergy used nondisclosure agreements with state and local officials. Even some officials who helped pass legislation to support the project didn’t know its details.
Next are some articles about Loudon County Virginia. (Now remember East Whiteland Supervisors said they had met or spoken with Loudon County officials so were they told about all the money that they would make? Did they get chapter and verse on how they’re supposed to do their confidentiality agreements or whatever?)
To quote an iconic Dire Straits song:
Now look at them yo-yos, that’s the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Money for nothin’ and your chicks for freeNow that ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain’t dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb
And before we get to those links, a friendly reminder that my opinions and questions are bought to me by the First Amendment.
