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STATUS: Active | Second Hearing Tentatively Scheduled for May 11
Last updated: 4/1/2026
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For generations, the hills off Casey Highway and Salem Road have been a quiet, natural backdrop to this community - former mining land that many residents now connect with, the peace of Aylesworth Park and the nearby 40' Falls. Project Green Mountain would upend that.
The proposal calls for a secured industrial campus spanning 271 acres, roughly 33 football fields, built around seven data centers, each rising 65 feet above the ridgeline. Keeping those buildings running requires 280 roof mounted industrial chillers and 196 emergency generators running during testing and outages. Preliminary noise models already show sound levels pressing against the Borough's strictest residential limit of 45 decibels. For neighbors in the valley, that hum would persist. So would the projected 14,000 gallons of water consumed every single day.
The project is still in the Conditional Use process, meaning the Borough Council retains the legal authority to say no, or impose strict conditions to protect the community. Public hearings are required by law, and they are the moment residents move from spectators to participants. The Council needs to hear how this development would affect your property, your peace, and the community you chose to call home.
One last thing worth remembering: in the Borough's own Comprehensive Plan survey, Archbald residents overwhelmingly named small town feel, quiet, and natural beauty as what they love most about living here. Project Green Mountain would put all three on the table…permanently.