Developer offers Hazle households $10,000 each to back 1,300-acre AI data center

NorthPoint Development offered every household in Hazle, Pennsylvania, $10,000 to support a 1,300-acre AI data center campus. The scheme would cost $45 million, with another $120 million over 15 years for community projects and police. Residents call the payment a "bribe" and cite concerns over pollution, water use and property values.

• The $10,000 per household offer would cost NorthPoint $45 million
• Another $120 million over 15 years is pledged for community projects and police
• Hazle's median household income is $60,000 vs about $87,000 nationally
• Residents fear pollution, noise, higher energy costs and falling property values