No project in North Abington Township, but 18 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of North Abington Township votes on zoning. The Lackawanna County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Wildcat Ridge data center campus (Archbald)
Archbald, Lackawanna County
574 acres
🕒 Sept 10, 2026: Council refused to step aside (recusal) and closed the hearing record after 9 hearings.
Proposedabout 7 miles awayDickson City Development data center (Bell Mountain)
Dickson City, Lackawanna County
🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed the Bell Mountain project (4 buildings) as denied by the zoning…
Stopped or cancelledabout 7 miles awayBlakely data center campus
Blakely, Lackawanna County
209 acres
🕒 Sept 12, 2025: Developers withdrew the zoning change request after the borough declined another public …
Proposedabout 7 miles awayProject Gravity (Archbald)
Archbald, Lackawanna County
186 acres · for A future hyperscale tenant (not named)
🕒 Sept 22, 2026: Corscale (owner since Dec. 2025) said final land development plans would be submitted so…
Proposedabout 7 miles awayProject North (Archbald I LLC, 4 buildings near the Jermyn line)
Archbald, Lackawanna County
66 acres
🕒 Sept 18, 2026: The Times-Tribune listed 'Project North' (4 buildings, 66 acres) as applied under Archba…
Proposedabout 7 miles awayProject Boson (Archbald)
Archbald, Lackawanna County
86 acres
🕒 Dec 2025: Plan merged into one building of about 620,000 square feet ('Project Boson').
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County commissioners voted unanimously to hire EmPower Analytics Group for $165,000. Over 90 days the firm will study the pollution and health effects of more than a dozen proposed data center campuses and power plants in the county.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in North Abington Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.