No project in Union Township, but 1 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Union Township votes on zoning. The Mifflin County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules · Mifflin County
Mifflin County commissioners approved Ordinance 2 of 2026, which sets rules for data center site planning, building and operations. It applies in towns covered by the county's subdivision and land development rules.
📌 Other · Mifflin County
The Mifflin County Planning Commission released a guidance report on data centers. It explains power and water needs and says towns can use zoning to guide where data centers go, but cannot ban them completely.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Union 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
Depending on where you live in Union Township: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Penelec) (company) or Valley Rural Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.