No project in Polk Township, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of Polk Township votes on zoning. The Monroe County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Penn Forest Township data center (Route 903 and Maury Road)
Penn Forest Township, Carbon County
750 acres
🕒 Aug 2026: The zoning board threw out a separate challenge to the data center ordinance because no …
Proposedabout 8 miles awayDTA Alliance data center campus (Lower Towamensing Township)
Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County
700 acres
🕒 Sept 10, 2026: About 20 people attended a planning commission meeting raising water, noise and property…
Proposedabout 13 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
Proposedabout 14 miles awayPocono 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.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Polk Township adopted a data center ordinance after a hearing. Data centers are a conditional use in industrial zones on at least 5 acres, with rules on water, emergency access, a gated entrance and fencing. The township lawyer said it would be updated later.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Polk 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.