Developer offers $10,000 to approve AI data center

NorthPoint Development is offering every household in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania $10,000 if locals back its plan to build a 1,300-acre AI data center nearby. Despite the $45 million total payout and promises of future community funding, many residents aren’t interested. Concerns over property values, pollution, water use, and distrust of the motives outweigh the cash.

• Plans call for a 1,300-acre AI data center
• Each household was sent a $10,000 offer
• Total resident payouts would reach $45 million
• Locals worry about noise, water, and property values
• Many view the payment as an attempted bribe