Falls Township Supervisors React to Data Center Anger
Falls Township supervisors voted Monday to declare parts of their zoning ordinance "substantively invalid", a legal maneuver called a curative amendment that starts a 180-day review for new rules specifically aimed at data centers. It's a direct response to the thousands of residents who signed petitions against the Amazon Web Services data center already under construction at the Keystone Trade Center, a $3 billion, 3-million-square-foot project that sailed through approval in March 2025 with barely a murmur. The solicitor called the amendment a "protective mechanism" against developers who might sue while the township rewrites its code. The vote doesn't stop the data center that's already approved, but it does signal the supervisors heard the noise.
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