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Hazle Township Rejects NorthPoint’s $45 Million Data-Center Checks

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC · How we work

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NorthPoint Development offered $10,000 checks to each Hazle Township household to gain data-center support.
The offer totals $45 million for roughly 4,500 homes.
Hazle Township supervisors voted 3-0 in November to reject NorthPoint’s land-development plan.
Residents called the checks a bribe and warned of property-value loss, noise, and utility strain.
Gov. Josh Shapiro banned nondisclosure agreements with data-center firms.

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Story summary

NorthPoint Development offered $10,000 checks to each Hazle Township household to gain data-center support.
The offer totals $45 million for roughly 4,500 homes.
Hazle Township supervisors voted 3-0 in November to reject NorthPoint’s land-development plan.
Residents called the checks a bribe and warned of property-value loss, noise, and utility strain.
Gov. Josh Shapiro banned nondisclosure agreements with data-center firms.