No project in Mount Pocono Borough, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Borough Council of Mount Pocono Borough votes on zoning. The Monroe County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Pocono Manor data center (Pocono Manor Investors, Tobyhanna Township)
Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County
🕒 Dec 11, 2025: Tobyhanna Township supervisors voted on a data center ordinance for Pocono Manor.
Approved, not built yetabout 12 miles awayProject Gold (Clifton Township, Gouldsboro)
Clifton Township, Lackawanna County
1,000 acres
🕒 Aug 20, 2026: Judge ruled the township's old data center zoning law void; the settlement stays in effe…
Proposedabout 14 miles awaySmithfield Gateway data center (Route 209, Monroe County)
Smithfield Township, Monroe County
🕒 Feb 2026: Smithfield Township Planning Commission discussed the 'Smithfield Gateway' sketch plan f…
Proposedabout 14 miles awayPennsylvania Glacial Till data center overlay (Tobyhanna Township)
Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County
520 acres
🕒 April 16, 2026: Zoning Hearing Board continued a hearing on residents' challenge that the overlay is ill…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Mount Pocono Borough. - Go to borough 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.