A big developer that's desperate to construct a data center near a Pennsylvania town has offered to pay every family there $10,000 – but most are still pushing back, part of a nationwide trend of opposition to such sites.
The checks to eligible households are part of a larger, $60 million community-benefit proposal that includes funding for education, workforce training, arts, recreation, and youth programs.
A developer trying to build a massive data center near Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, is offering nearby households $10,000 checks if the project gets approved.
The developer behind a proposed data center campus in Hazle Township, a rural community in the foothills of Pennsylvania's Pocono mountains, is trying to entice local support for its project by offering $10,000 checks to about 4,500 households.
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