Proposed
Briarwood golf course data center (West Manchester Township)
Colorado-based Viridian Partners wants to build a data center on the Briarwood Golf Club land in West Manchester Township. Supervisors approved a zoning change for it in October 2025. The developer still needs approval of a detailed plan.
Where things stand: Supervisors approved a zoning change for the project in Oct. 2025, with conditions. The developer must still bring back a detailed plan for approval.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 2025): West Manchester Township supervisors approved the zoning change the data center needs, with some conditions on how it looks.
🗓️ Public meeting: Oct 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM
West Manchester Township Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
West Manchester Township Planning Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
Agenda includes a discussion of noise from industrial and commercial uses; Briarwood not listed.
📍 Township Municipal Building, 380 E. Berlin Rd., York, PA 17408, and on Zoom (meeting ID 818 6730 4378, passcode 215859; no comments over Zoom). Call (717) 792-3505 before noon Oct. 9 with questions or comments, or speak in person.
What we know
- 📍 WhereBriarwood Golf Club, West Market Street, West Manchester Township, York County
- 🏢 CompanyViridian Partners (Colorado)
❓ Still unanswered
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🔎 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
- Oct 2025West Manchester Township supervisors approved the zoning change the data center needs, with some conditions on how it looks.
🛰️ See it from above
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2018–20202021–2023
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: PEMA / PASDA, Pennsylvania aerial photos.
Where this comes from
- York County golf course land one step closer to being used for a data center · abc27 · Oct 2025
- Briarwood Data Center (West Manchester Township) · More Than Just Parks Data Center Tracker · Oct 23, 2025
- Public Notice - Planning Commission Meeting - October 13, 2026 · West Manchester Township · Sept 28, 2026
- Data centers are coming for golf courses · GOLF.com · Dec 10, 2025
- 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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