Committee Orders Planning Board Data Center Study
Montville authorized Planning Board study of data center impacts. The Township Committee unanimously approved Resolution 2026-350 directing Planner Joseph H. Burgis to conduct a Master Plan reexamination on large-scale data centers, prompted by resident concerns and recent case law.
Township Committee · Meeting of September 22, 2026
NJ MONTVILLE — Montville authorized Planning Board study of data center impacts. The Township Committee unanimously approved Resolution 2026-350 directing Planner Joseph H. Burgis to conduct a Master Plan reexamination on large-scale data centers, prompted by resident concerns and recent case law.
Five residents spoke in opposition during public comment. The committee also unanimously approved four ordinances for final adoption, including two $25,000 capital expenditures from the Open Space Trust Fund, approved a VFW street sign request for David Allen Way honoring a Vietnam veteran, and voted unanimously on numerous capital projects totaling over $500,000, including a $33,590 lightning detection system at Camp Dawson and $240,183.50 for Konner Avenue improvements.
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Source: the Township Committee meeting of September 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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