UPPER MERION, PA — The developers proposing a massive data center cluster in King of Prussia have withdrawn their appeals, officials confirmed Monday, striking a major victory for the bipartisan coalition of opponents to the plan.
The applications for seven artificial intelligence data centers, comprising a 4 million square foot footprint larger than Philadelphia International Airport, were already rejected over the summer. But MLP Ventures and developer Brian O'Neill had filed a series of appeals that were set to be addressed at an Upper Merion Township zoning hearing board this Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Now, that meeting is canceled.
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The cluster of proposed data centers included four on 2201, 2301, 2501, 2701, and 2901 Renaissance Boulevard, one on 3200 Horizon Drive, and one on 411 Swedeland Road.
Advocacy group Upper Merion Against Data Centers says that O'Neill is still suing the township, though details of any future appeals in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas remain unclear.
Township officials said last week that they needed more finances allocated to future legal defense, arguing that developers come with high powered lawyers.
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