1 data center project in East Manchester Township
Who decides here: the Township Supervisors (in some larger townships, the Board of Commissioners) of East Manchester Township votes on zoning. The York County Planning Commission usually reviews big projects too.
In East Manchester Township
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Rexroth Farms data center (Conewago Township, York County)
Conewago Township, York County
541 acres
🕒 June 2, 2026: Supervisors voted 3-0 to advertise a workshop on data centers; many residents spoke agai…
Proposedabout 8 miles awayWindsor Township data center (Elysian Partners)
Windsor Township, York County
🕒 Aug 2025: A Florida real estate company urged the township to allow data centers.
Proposedabout 8 miles awayBriarwood golf course data center (West Manchester Township)
West Manchester Township, York County
🕒 Oct 2025: West Manchester Township supervisors approved the zoning change the data center needs, w…
Status unclearabout 10 miles awayLondonderry Township data center (Dauphin County)
Londonderry Township, Dauphin County
🕒 Aug 4, 2025: Public hearing on a data center overlay ordinance. The township said no data center appl…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles awayMcGinness Innovation Park bid (Columbia Borough)
Columbia, Lancaster County
🕒 July 14, 2026: Borough Council voted 4-3 for a zoning ordinance that blocks data centers on the McGinne…
Proposedabout 12 miles awayFairview Crossroads data center (Fairview Township, York County)
Fairview Township, York County
🕒 July 28, 2025: Supervisors unanimously revised zoning to allow data centers with setback and noise rules.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other · York County
The York County Planning Commission wrote a model data center ordinance that towns can copy and change. It suggests keeping buildings 150 to 200 feet from all property lines and limiting noise at nearby homes to 60 decibels on a 24-hour weighted average.
🗺️ Zoning change
East Manchester Township proposed a new 'Agricultural Innovation' zone where data centers would be allowed, near Wago Road. A large crowd forced the first hearing to be moved. The township later removed a golf course from the plan and kept working on where data centers should go.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in East Manchester 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
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (formerly Met-Ed) (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Pennsylvania.