Residents Reject $10,000 Each to Allow Amazon Data Center in Their Town

Residents of Hazle Township, Pennsylvania are organizing against a massive Amazon Web Services data center (Project Hazelnut) by NorthPoint Development, despite a proposed $10,000 cash payout to every resident. Nearly 17% of the township lives below the poverty line, but locals call the offer a bribe and fear falling property values.

• NorthPoint Development offered $10,000 per resident for the AWS data center
• Nearly 17% of Hazle Township residents live below the poverty line
• Residents call the payout a bribe and fear falling property values
• Governor Shapiro fast-tracked data center construction across Pennsylvania