MORE RESIDENTS. SPRINGDALE RESIDENTS ARE STILL SPLIT INTO A FEW CAMPS ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A HYPERSCALE AI DATA CENTER ON THE SITE OF THE OLD POWER STATION. THE PROPOSED SITE WOULD INCLUDE A 565,000 SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER, A 200,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING FOR COOLING AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. SOME RESIDENTS ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WANT THE DATA CENTER. WE DON’T WANT IT HERE. TELL THEM TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. LISTEN TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER RESIDENTS WANT MORE INFORMATION. THERE’S JUST NOT ENOUGH KNOWN ABOUT IT. WHAT I AM 100% SURE. IT’S JUST NOT RIGHT TO JUST SHOVE IT DOWN THE RESIDENTS THROAT. THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE THEM DECISION IN TEN DAYS OR WHATEVER. A PRIMARY CONCERN AT THE MEETING WAS NOISE POLLUTION. A LAWYER REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT SAYS THEY WILL HAVE A NOISE STUDY COMPLETE BY TUESDAY, PRIOR TO BOROUGH COUNCIL’S PUBLIC HEARING LATER IN THE WEEK. THERE WERE ALSO WATER AND POWER CONCERNS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR ASKED THE PLANNING COMMISSION IF THEY WILL DO THEIR OWN STUDIES. THEY SAID THEY HOPE TO. WELL, HOPING AND DOING ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. SO EVEN THOUGH THE RECOMMENDATION DIDN’T HAPPEN TONIGHT, AS OF TONIGHT, BOROUGH COUNCIL IS STILL EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR MEETING WITH A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK. THAT’S WHEN THE DEVELOPERS WILL GIVE THEIR STUDIES, LIKE THE NOISE STUDY. AND THEN A WEEK AFTER THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO MEET AGAIN. THAT WAS THE DELAYED MEETING FROM TONIGHT. BUT BECAUSE THAT IS A LITTLE BIT BACKWARDS, IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. COVERING ALL
Springdale planning commission delays data center decision
The Springdale Planning Commission delayed its recommendation on the proposed AI data center on the site of the former Cheswick power plant. They said they wanted more time for studies and for resident comment. The proposed site would include a 565,000-square-foot data center, a 200,000-square-foot building for cooling and facility management, and additional equipment.Residents are split on the plan. Some said they do not want the data center built at all.“We don’t want it here,” said Sharon Spirk. “Tell them to take it somewhere else. Listen to people that are in your community.”Others said they still want more information.“There’s just not enough known about it,” said John Murray. “What I am 100% sure of, it’s not right to just shove it down the residents’ throats. They’re going to make a decision in 10 days or whatever?”Noise pollution was one of the biggest concerns raised at Monday’s meeting. A lawyer representing the applicant said a noise study will be done by Tuesday, before the borough council’s public hearing.There were also questions about how the center would affect water and power.Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 asked the Planning Commission if it plans to conduct its own study. Members said they “hope” to.“Hoping and doing are two different things,” Murray said.As of Monday night, council was still planning to move forward with a public hearing on Oct. 16, when the applicant will present its studies. The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet again Oct. 27, but that timeline could change.
The Springdale Planning Commission delayed its recommendation on the proposed AI data center on the site of the former Cheswick power plant. They said they wanted more time for studies and for resident comment.
The proposed site would include a 565,000-square-foot data center, a 200,000-square-foot building for cooling and facility management, and additional equipment.
Residents are split on the plan. Some said they do not want the data center built at all.
“We don’t want it here,” said Sharon Spirk. “Tell them to take it somewhere else. Listen to people that are in your community.”
Others said they still want more information.
“There’s just not enough known about it,” said John Murray. “What I am 100% sure of, it’s not right to just shove it down the residents’ throats. They’re going to make a decision in 10 days or whatever?”
Noise pollution was one of the biggest concerns raised at Monday’s meeting. A lawyer representing the applicant said a noise study will be done by Tuesday, before the borough council’s public hearing.
There were also questions about how the center would affect water and power.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 asked the Planning Commission if it plans to conduct its own study. Members said they “hope” to.
“Hoping and doing are two different things,” Murray said.
As of Monday night, council was still planning to move forward with a public hearing on Oct. 16, when the applicant will present its studies. The Planning Commission is scheduled to meet again Oct. 27, but that timeline could change.