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Elena Smith
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Elena has been reporting on health and wellness topics for over three years, with a focus on public health initiatives in Central Pennsylvania. She earned her degree from Millersville University and has contributed to various health-related publications.
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A Cumberland County judge heard arguments Friday on a legal challenge intending to stop the PAX-1 data center development in Middlesex Township.
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Stop PAX-1, a group of residents in opposition to the $15 billion data center currently under construction, filed three legal challenges to the project. Friday’s hearing was a step in the group’s six-month effort to appeal the development. The judge did not make a ruling immediately following Friday’s arguments.
PAX-1 would include 16 data center buildings on 693 acres. Middlesex Township officials gave final approval to the first phase in September.
“It is six months to the day since we originally filed our substantive validity challenge,” resident Kyle Gerber said as he led a prayer outside the courthouse before the hearing.
Haley O Brien / WITFMembers of the group Stop PAX-1 led a prayer before the court hearing.
Friday’s hearing addressed a zoning challenge posed by residents owning neighboring properties, including Gerber.
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Friday, November 13, 2026
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