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Commissioners set ordinance hearing data

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LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Aug. 6 on a proposed amendment establishing requirements for data center development under the county’s subdivision and land development ordinance. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. in meeting room A on the second floor of the Mifflin County Courthouse, 20 N. Wayne St., Lewistown. Commissioners will provide information about the proposed ordinance and accept public comment. They are expected to consider adopting the measure during their regularly scheduled meeting following the hearing. The proposal would add a ...

MCIDC releases statement regarding rumored easement

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LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Industrial Development Corp. said it has not granted — or been asked to grant — easements across its property for a potential hyperscale data center in Granville Township. MCIDC issued a statement after its board members and staff received questions through social media and direct contacts about the organization’s position on the project, which could be developed near the Mifflin County Industrial Park. “Of particular note is concern that our organization is allowing easements to cross any property we own,” the statement reads. “These ...

Directors discuss filling a vacant director seat

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LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County School District Board of Directors discussed the upcoming nomination and appointment of a director to fill former board President Zeb Harshbarger’s seat, among other business at the committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, July 16. The board recommended accepting Harshbarger’s resignation, effective July 23. Harshbarger also served as the TIU 11 Board representative for the district. Directors will conduct candidate interviews for a potential director to fill the vacant seat with the term ending on Dec. 6, 2027. They will nominate and ...

Motorcyclist killed in Perry County crash

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From staff reports LANDISBURG — A 28-year-old Millerstown man was killed Sunday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Shermans Valley Road in Perry County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, James A. Snyder Jr. was traveling east on a 2013 Yamaha motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a curve, traveled onto an embankment and lost control before re-entering the roadway. The motorcycle sideswiped a westbound Honda Civic driven by David L. Carlson Jr., 60, of Loysville. Snyder was pronounced dead at the scene. Carlson suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported for medical ...

Granville rejects data center application

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LEWISTOWN — A proposal to build a data center in Granville Township has been rejected because it did not include a required traffic impact study certification, according to township Manager Mary Herto. The decision comes amid developers postponing a town hall meeting that had been ...

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