No project in Maxatawny Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Maxatawny Township votes on zoning. The Berks County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
TierPoint TekPark data center expansion (Breinigsville, Upper Macungie Township)
Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
137 acres Β· for TierPoint customers (colocation)
π Aug 2026: DEP asked for public comment on a stormwater permit for PPL's new Breinigsville-Tek Parkβ¦
Stopped or cancelledabout 7 miles awayAir Products Cetronia Road data center (Upper Macungie Township)
Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County
194 acres
π Aug 11, 2026: Air Products dropped the project.
Proposedabout 14 miles awayProject Atlas (Edged, South Whitehall Township)
South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
410 acres
π July 9, 2026: New three-building plan (about 1.5 million sq ft, 725 MW) presented; township engineer dβ¦
Proposedabout 15 miles awayQuantm Group data center (2401 W. Emaus Ave., Allentown)
Allentown, Lehigh County
14 acres
π Sept 2026: The Lehigh County Authority, which runs Allentown's public water, said a data center wilβ¦
Proposedabout 15 miles awayJ.G. Petrucci data center (1024 N. Bradford St., Allentown)
Allentown, Lehigh County
π Sept 23, 2026: Regional planners said the plan is missing cooling, water, power and noise details.
Local votes and rules
π Other Β· Berks County
The Berks County Planning Commission issued planning advice urging towns to use best practices to regulate large data centers through their comprehensive plans, zoning and land development rules.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Maxatawny Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Maxatawny Township: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company) or Borough of Kutztown (not available).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.