Rexroth Farms data center (Conewago Township, York County)
Also called: Elysian Partners
A Florida developer and a farm family asked to change Conewago Township's zoning to allow a data center on a 541-acre farm. Residents strongly oppose it.
Where things stand: Rexroth and Elysian Partners asked the township to change its zoning text to allow data centers as a conditional use. Supervisors held a data center workshop in June 2026; no vote on the change found.
🕒 Latest update (June 2, 2026): Supervisors voted 3-0 to advertise a workshop on data centers; many residents spoke against data centers.
Conewago Township Planning Commission. We don't know yet if Rexroth Farms data center (Conewago Township, York County) is on the agenda. Call the office to check before you go.
What we know
- 📍 Where541-acre farm along Bowers Bridge Road, Conewago Township, York County
- 🏢 CompanyElysian Partners and Rexroth Farms
- 🌳 Size541 acres
❓ Still unanswered
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- Has the township voted on the zoning change? 🙋 I'll find out
- How big would it be? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 6, 2026: We checked the Susquehanna River Basin Commission's public list of water applications: there is no water application from this project. As of mid-2026, SRBC said Amazon's Salem Township campus was the only data center it had approved. A data center needs SRBC approval before it runs if it uses up (mostly by evaporation) more than 20,000 gallons a day on a 30-day average, or takes water from its own wells or streams above SRBC limits.
What happened so far
- Sept 22, 2025At the planning commission, Elysian Partners presented its proposed zoning text change to allow data centers; Rexroth said its solar option had expired and it wanted to allow uses like a data center.
- Oct 27, 2025More than 100 people attended a four-hour planning commission meeting; all speakers opposed.
- June 2, 2026Supervisors voted 3-0 to advertise a workshop on data centers; many residents spoke against data centers.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
Conewago Township in York County is drafting rules that would allow data centers only in a special overlay zone, with special approval. Sites would need at least 100 acres and buildings would have to be 500 feet from homes.
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Where this comes from
- What to know about Rexroth proposal for a Conewago Twp. data center · York Dispatch (via AOL) · April 21, 2026
- Planning Commission (2026 meeting dates) · Conewago Township · Oct 6, 2026
- Board of Supervisors (2026 meeting dates) · Conewago Township · Oct 6, 2026
- Conewago Township Planning Commission minutes, Sept. 22, 2025 · Conewago Township · Sept 22, 2025
- Conewago Township Board of Supervisors minutes, June 2, 2026 · Conewago Township · June 2, 2026
- Water Use by Data Centers in the Susquehanna River Basin - FAQ · Susquehanna River Basin Commission · 2026
- Water Application and Approval Viewer (WAAV) · Susquehanna River Basin Commission · Oct 6, 2026
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