# Data Center Developer Offers $10,000 Payments to Poconos Residents

> NorthPoint Development promises $10,000 checks to 4,500 Hazle Township households for data center support.
- Title: Data Center Developer Offers $10,000 Payments to Poconos…
- Summary: NorthPoint Development promises $10,000 checks to 4,500 Hazle Township households for data center support. NorthPoint Development offers $10,000 per…
- Keywords: northpoint development, hazle township, poconos, data center, payments, community support, data center campus, 15 buildings, 1,300 acres, zoning laws, municipal approval, property value
- Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/data-centers-pennsylvania-poconos-payments-northpoint
- Published: 2026-09-29T19:27:57.216+00:00
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- Topics: northpoint development, hazle township, poconos, data center, payments, community support, data center campus, 15 buildings, 1,300 acres, zoning laws, municipal approval, property value
## NorthPoint Development Offers $10,000 Payments
NorthPoint Development, a Missouri company, offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 Hazle Township households for project support.
## Project Faces Local Opposition
Hazle Township residents rejected the data center project last fall due to zoning restrictions, prompting NorthPoint to sue and lose.
## Six-Month Moratorium on Applications
The township enacted a six-month moratorium on data center applications, ending in January, while updating zoning laws.
## NorthPoint's Payment Strategy
NorthPoint sent letters in June offering $10,000 per household to buy support for the proposed 15-building campus on 1,300 acres.
## Residents' Concerns About Property Value
Residents worry the data center will tank property values, with one resident saying $10,000 doesn't match potential losses.
## National Association of Realtors Study
The National Association of Realtors found counties with data centers have 95% home value growth over ten years versus 64% without data centers.
## Local Impact Uncertain
NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun noted county-level data doesn't show individual home impacts from data centers.
## NorthPoint's Community Benefits Offer
NorthPoint is offering $120 million over 15 years to fund Hazle Township police and other services.
## National Opposition to Data Centers
60% of Americans polled say they wouldn't be comfortable with a data center in their area, including 54% of Republicans.
## State-Level Data Center Restrictions
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order limiting data center projects without local and municipal approval.
## NorthPoint's Tactic for Support
NorthPoint's chief marketing officer called the payment strategy 'on the cutting edge' to gain community support.
## What Happens Next
The project faces continued debate as NorthPoint seeks Hazle Township approval for the data center campus.
## Key takeaway

NorthPoint Development offers $10,000 per household to Hazle Township residents to gain approval for a 15-building data center campus after local opposition.