WALY Radio | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: June 9, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/09/26          A NEWLY UNCOVERED ZONING PERMIT REVEALS A MASSIVE DATA CENTER COMPLEX WAS PROPOSED FOR MUNCY TOWNSHIP IN MID-APRIL—DIRECTLY CONTRADICTING PUBLIC ASSURANCES FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.          ACCORDING TO A REPORT IN THE STAR GAZETTE, CHAIRMAN SUPERVISOR TERRI LAUCHLE TOLD RESIDENTS AT AN APRIL 28TH  MEETING THAT NO SUCH APPLICATION HAD BEEN SUBMITTED, JUST BEFORE THE BOARD APPROVED A NINE-MONTH MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS.          THE PROPOSED MUNCY DATA CENTER FROM DANKO HOLDINGS 2 - FISHLIPS LLC............ SHOWS THREE BUILDINGS NEAR THE WEST BRANCH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, OFF JOHN BRADY DRIVE.  NO WORD FROM COMPANY OFFICIALS OR LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS.            DOZENS OF UNION COUNTY RESIDENTS PACKED A PUBLIC MEETING TO PROTEST PPL ELECTRIC UTILITY’S PLAN TO BUILD MASSIVE NEW POWER LINES.          THE HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES ARE BEING DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A CONTROVERSIAL DATA CENTER PROPOSED NEAR ALLENWOOD.          WHILE PROPERTY OWNERS RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER NOISE, WATER USE, AND FALLING LAND VALUES, PPL OFFICIALS STRESSED THAT THE LINES ARE STILL IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES, AND THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETELY SCRAPPED IF THE DATA CENTER FAILS TO GET APPROVED.