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As nonprofits focused on protecting the Pinelands, Barnegat Bay, and the surrounding communities, we strongly oppose the construction of large data centers.
This new generation of Data Centers has extremely large water and energy needs, which place a burden on host communities. They can also have devastating impacts to wildlife and the environment. We must protect people and the environment from data centers.
Other towns have banned data centers. Now Manchester has the only lots in the Pinelands (block 62: lots 30 and 31.01) zoned for data centers.

Sign the Petition: No Data Centers in Manchester
We, the undersigned residents and supporters of Manchester Township, the Pinelands, and New Jersey's natural resources, respectfully urge the Manchester Township Council to:
1. repeal the redevelopment plan for Block 62, Lots 30 and 31.01 to remove “data center” as a permitted use, and;
2. adopt an ordinance, as ~40+ other NJ municipalities have already done, to ban data centers from the entire municipality.
Unprecedented Energy and Water Demands
A new generation of hyperscale data centers is being constructed across the country that requires enormous amounts of electricity and water.
Manchester already experiences frequent blackouts, and residents have been grappling with rising electricity prices driven by data center demand. Water levels have already been dropping and Manchester residents are now subject to water restrictions. Bringing these water-and energy-hungry data centers to our own backyards will only exacerbate these issues.
Protect Residents from Noise Pollution
Data centers also have major impacts on host communities that are subjected to the constant noise and pollution of hastily built data centers, as residents of the city of Vineland have already been experiencing.
For residents, this can mean a diminished quality of life. For wildlife, these impacts could be more profound, especially for nocturnal species like the Pine Barrens tree frog and the Barred owl that rely on sound.
Time to be Proactive, Not Reactive
New York recently became the first state in the nation to adopt a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. New Jersey has not—despite the fact that 65% of New Jerseyans support a ban on new data centers until our energy crisis is addressed. With nothing but “guardrails” from the state government, it is clear that municipalities must take steps to protect themselves.
Over 40 towns across New Jersey have passed ordinances to ban data centers this year, and many more are discussing them. Manchester Township Council must do the same.
This petition makes the following requests:
We urge the Manchester Township Council to:
1. Repeal the redevelopment plan for Block 62, Lots 30 and 31.01 to remove “data center” as a permitted use
2. Adopt an ordinance, as ~40+ other NJ municipalities have already done, to ban data centers from the entire municipality.
WE ARE THE *FASTEST* WARMING NORTHEAST STATE!! It is RIDICULOUS to put AI over human lives by building these horrible things!!!
WE DO NOT NEED DATA CENTERS. THEY POLLUTE, THEY CAUSE ILLNESS, THE HOUSE SOFTWARE THAT SPIES ON US CITIZENS WITHOUT A WARRENT. THEY ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
We do NOT want a data center in Manchester. Please BAN THEM TOTALLY for our community.
save our open areas
I oppose the placement of data centers in Manchester Twp, in any shape or form. They are a huge drain on resources, both generated electricity and ground and surface water resources. Data centers have no place in the fragile Pinelands ecosystem.
NO data centers in Manchester
Data centers are inherently dangerous to all living things & only help big tech companies make huge profits. They destroy the land, air & water & reck havoc on human health & all creatures. We do not need or support these anywhere within 50 miles of any human residence. There's a reason none are proposed to be built anywhere near the homes of big tech executives or their families.
There should be NO development at all in manchester to preserve quality of life. Overdevelopment is rampant.
No data centers in Manchester!!
AI is the worst
Protect the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer from data centers extracting millions of gallons of our good clean drinking water. Keep our electric rates from going even higher due to data centers excessive consumption. Even if data centers produce their own power they can still pollute using fossil fuels,
All New Jersey municipalities must pass bans on hyperscale data centers that require enormous amounts of water and electricity, which will exacerbate our climate crisis.
The pinelands are connected. We can let corporate greed destroy our environment
Grew up hanging out in the Pines and it's a lovely area to spend time in nature. Destroying it for data centers would be a selfish crime.
Preservation of these vital sensitive areas are paramount to our environment and water sources
Against Data Centers
No increases in energy cost! Bad for the environment
Save our resources and eco system ofcpinelands.
There may be places that data centers can go up if we need them, but there has to be a process that makes sure that when a data center does go up, it's impact on people, protected wild lands and wild life, are not going to be harmed. The people who are proposing these centers skirt any such process and construction seems ot start out of nowhere with no notice to the public. Many feel left out of the process at best, and bullied at the worst. We need to slow things down and proceed with good conscience and care.
Would like to keep our forests and natural areas free of data centers that will use a lot of water and resources
Protecting the environment is key.
Data Centers are a drain on the resources of a town.
No data centers in New Jersey!
I grew up in Manchester (my parents still live here). This would have a devastating impact on both the environment and community. No data centers in Manchester!!
Data Centers suck
Data centers are a plague on the American populous. Taking water to use for purposes not necessary to human life.
Fuck data centers and AI. Keep the pines pure.
Our environment should not be ruined by unnecessary data centers
i don’t want the noise in my grandma’s neighborhood
Data centers have no place in any community
The people of Manchester deserve better
This many AI data centers existing in the US is immoral it affects our environment and people
These data centers use resources that has devastating impacts on the community, economically and environmentally
No need to consume massive amounts of electricity and water, drive up local utility bills, and cause noise and air pollution for nearby neighborhoods where I, my family, and friends live.
The world doesn’t need more data centers, and I especially don’t want my grandparents to have disgusting, polluted water and a decrease in quality of life directly next to their home.
We dont want to live with millionaire paid for data center's destroying the water table and the environment! STOP THE SURVEILLANCE MECHANISMS NOW!
I’m concerned with the tremendous amount of water and energy data centers use. They need to find a more efficient way to cool the equipment without draining the aquifer and provide their own power.
I do not want data centers in NJ. I feel that they benefit the wealthy and hurt NJ citizens
Because data centers affect the country as a whole not individually as separate states. Corneal protection can not take place when the large structures claim to not damage natural resources when a panel of people who know nothing about the long term effects are already in jeopardy from things that were once told would make the country better only made something go wrong. Take plastic for example. Is in everything right down to human dna. And that was not healthy at all for the environment or the community of society now seeing the effects over the past 50 years it was allowed to be sold for WHO’s benefits is any of the structural changes that are pushed on society and no real data to back its claims not the lies but real facts.
Preserve our environment.
Data Centers need to be banned. They are bad for humanity especially residential neighborhoods.
Nobody wants data centers and F AI
NO AI DATA CENTERS ANYWHERE
No dat centers
Global warming is accelerating because humanity in part because of increased burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation at a time when renewable energy and battery storage can meet increasing electricity demand.
Data cenyers use massive amounts of water & electricity when we already experience frequent blackouts & rising electricity prices and subject to water restrictions.
No Data centers!
The pines
AI CENTERS ARE BEYOND DANGEROUS TO HUMAN HEALTH!! WHEN EVERYONE HAS CANCER WILL STUPID WHITE MEN STOP BULDING THEM?!! (I'm white)
Our tributaries that feed Barnegat Bay, the Pinelands and the wildlife need our voice to protect them and human quality of life from BIG COMPANIES WHOM ONLY CARE ABOUT $.
Data centers pose a direct threat to human survival by consuming millions of gallons of water daily and demanding massive amounts of electricity. This unchecked growth depletes our most vital natural resources, strains local power grids, and forces a choice between sustaining technology or sustaining human life.
We don't need to cut down more trees and cause more problems in the surrounding areas, I hope all the towns ban them.
My father lives in the Renaissance in Manchester. It’s a beautiful residential area and will be my home some day soon, too. People deserve better than to have the quality of their lives finished by the environmental, financial, physical and psychological ramifications of data centers. They do NOT belong anywhere near residential areas, or environmentally valuable areas.
The Pinelands represent one of the most significant, biodiverse habitats in Southern New Jersey. We cannot afford to lose protections for our pine barren communities of all shapes and sizes - even our human ones.
Ou water supply is more important than data centers in the special Pinelands zone r
NO DATA CENTERS IN THE PINELANDS!
It’s in my backyard
Our area has a heavy wildlife population that will be negatively affected by a data center. Also, as far as electricity goes, many residents in this area are seniors who rely on oxygen machines and other electric driven health devices. Any disruptions in service can be fatal.
D ata Centers destroy the environment, water resources, diminish and cost us money for our electricity. Also there are too many unknowns about who and what they are being programmed for in the future. Our Democracy Is already in trouble!
We must protect our natural resources. Data centers are extreme users of those precious resources.
Enviromental Concern
Pinelands is a gift that we must protect
I am against any more developing in the Pine Barrens region! I grew up running through those beautiful woods and want my children to be able to do the same.
To prevent Dat Centers depeting our resources
I do not want #DATA Center near any homes! The data centers will deplete our water supply which we already have a problem when we don’t get enough rain where as a resident are told to stop watering our plants and lawns. And it will also deplete our electricity and probably causes blackouts. What are data is gonna be used for? I’m gonna tell you what artificial intelligence so they can control all of us! And you know what we don’t need to be controlled. We are humans. They want to put in computers to watch every move we’re making. And you know what I don’t want that and I’m sure 3/4 if not more of Manchester and the United States do not want that! Don’t let these big corporations bully us to do what they want!
It is imperative that the Pinelands are protected permanently. These data centers not only will use up the clean, pure waters of the Pinelands, they will cause noise and air pollution; destruction of the environment, and be detrimental to humans and wildlife.
NO DATA CENTERS IN NJ!!!!!!!
The development is out of control in the proposed area. Time to prevent anymore loss of trees and land.
Used to live in Whiting. Loved the area. Will ALWAYS treasure the Pinelands.
So many reasons..... environmental, resource overload etc.
Data centers can seriously impact water resources, as well as noise and air quality in the communities where they are located. As a concerned local citizen, this is unacceptable.
I live in Manchester. We have enough buildings being built. We do not need a data center causing excessive utilities use.
All my family lives in that vicinity.
The Pinelands and our/it’s resources needs protection, not devastation.
If we don't start protecting what fresh water we have in America we are doomed
No data centers in the pinelands, or NJ for that matter. Our open space, and water is much too precious. The heat they generate will add to the sweltering temperatures of summer, the noise taking away our peace. They will just significantly add to our overburdened environment.
I’m not a resident of Manchester but I am against data centers in NJ. Protect the citizens of Manchester and protect the Pine Barrens!
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We need open land free from development. Plain and simple. You know the other reasons. You hear it over and over again. STOP destroying our planet.
Data centers destroy the environment and suck up all of our resources while making us pay more. My electric bill went from $350 to over $750 per month just to line some tech billionaire's pockets. I would be stupid to support a data center.
As a former longtime resident of Manchester Twp., I urge the town to deny the building of this data center and work diligently on preserving what you can of the safe, healthy and enjoyable aspects of the Township.
My right as a citizen of Manchester
To keep our water safe and our state protected.
BAN AI DATA CENTERS
Protect the land and water we have left In NJ.
Protect the Pine Barrens and protect the people. Repeal the redevelopment plan for Block 62, Lots 30 and 31.01 to remove “data center” as a permitted use 2. Adopt an ordinance, as ~40+ other NJ municipalities have already done, to ban data centers from the entire municipality.
Stop developing our natural resources
Too much noise Usage of our electric and water.
I am a parent and a veteran. The burden of water and energy required by data centers is concerning and the effects on our environment and the area wildlife can be frightening. We need to protect our Pinelands and our people.
save the pines
I believe these data centers are extremely detrimental to our fragile environment.
I want to protect the pinelands and acquafur for generations to come.We all need a place to renue and calm our minds and bodies.Without even saying we all need fresh clean water. Something we have very little of in NJ
The pines are a treasure and birthright to the people of New Jersey. They must be protected and conserved in perpetuity.
Born in Camden, NJ, raised in Ocean County, extended family in Ocean, Burlington, and Cape May counties, and a heart deeply connected to the Pinelands, bays, rivers, and all of South Jersey. No airports in the Barrens, no pipelines, no data centers sucking the Cohansie dry.
Everything the petition says I’m in agreement with….. OBVIOUSLY
Clean air and water are more important than billionaires
We need to preserve as much open space in NJ as possible, especially the Pine Barrens.
I want at least a three year moratorium on data centers- NJ has a huge amount of water underground that we should not be willing to share with data centers and the quality of life in NJ will decrease with these data centers- It is my opinion that data centers do nothing but ruin the community in which they are built by increasing the temperature of the air around the building, using our water and making constant unrelenting noise 24/7- put the data center in the tech bro's back yard- or better yet- at MaraLago-
we have to fight these aweful centers, with every fiber of being in us!! they are trying to build them on the aquifer in nj, we already were lied to and our gov officials lied and decieved our towns, we are trying to get names so we will not ever vote for them again. and press charges for lies and deception
NO DATA CENTER
Against the data center not good for the environment and humans Our water and noise and the electricity will be effective
Data centers are devastating to our environment. I do not want them in my home state.
I am strongly passionate about nature and the wildlife. The conservation and protection of the world is one of my passions and I will defend and support at all costs. Wanishí
Preserve our lands and save our town from the repercussions a data center is known to cause.
Environment
I’m have a moral obligation to oppose development anywhere in NJ.
I think that residents water and power costs should be kept at a reasonable rate, not competing with huge industrial demands and pollution.
Concern for wildlife habitat preservation
I live in the Renaissance community. After working my whole life, wanted peace and quiet and a good quality of life, I’m worried I will need to sell my house and will lose my property value.
Are precious Pinelands needs to be kept pristine
Life long NJ resident and firm believer that the Pinelands should be protected at all costs.
against data centers and want the issue on the agenda for tonights meeting
No data centers
The Pinelands of NJ are natural wetlands, which are protected and absolutely must stay protected for a number of ecological reasons. (Do your research!) No data centers should be allowed in these critical and fragile wetlands!
Protect our Pinelands and other wild areas as they are very important to a healthy environment.
Stop AI Data Centers.
Because the Pinelands are a natural jewel that New Jersey cannot afford to lose. Data Centers are extremely damaging to the environment, which is something we need to protect the Pinelands from.
These data centers cause Environmental disturbances. They also require Massive water consumption needed for cooling. NO THANKS!!! People and animals need the water more.
We are destroying the environment, it needs to STOP!
No data centers!
I stand in opposition, with Manchester residents, who are saying No to data centers. There are deep, deep concerns for the environment and threat to water, land, wildlife, electricity bills, noise and air pollution, etc., that data centers will affect. People across the country are rising up to these concerns. They will benefit no one except the tech billio
We already struggle in Pine Lake Park with our water needs. This is the last thing we need added to the strain on the township. Additionally, Manchester Township's identity is tied to its connection to the Pine Barrens. That is something you cannot get back once lost.
Born in NJ, prior resident of Bergen County, teen yrs. as resident of New Egypt, graduate of Allentown HS__now living in Southern CA__I've enjoyed many days and events in the Pinelands and surrounding areas. I support present residents of these areas in protest of data centers, and any other 'intentions', that would harm/abuse/exploit the land and/or wildlife of the Pinelands, Barnegat Bay, and surrounding territories. Thank you for your attention in these matters and ask wholeheartedly for your agreement to save and maintain these natural areas.
Data centers are clearly environmentally unsound with their high demand for electricity and water. They are a grave threat to the Pinelands, the Barnegat Bay region, and the quality of life of any community that is targeted for a data center construction.
Preserving our resources.
Love the Pinelands and don’t to see it destroyed.
To preserve the environment in Manchester and New Jersey at large, and to prevent the detrimental health effects of data centers on local populations.
Against data centers They’re unfriendly to the environment and humans. They destroy land and consume valuable resources like water electricity and they pollute peaceful places and residential areas. They should NOt be in ANY residential area and need MUCH more investigation and REGULATION TO PROTECT HUMANSand the planet. Do NOT build these nonsensical facilities
Love pine spaces here. Aftraid od water table being contaminated
We simply cannot abuse our natural resources in this manner.
AI centers do not belong in preserved open space land
No Data Centers - Keep quality of life.
1.It does not belong in residential areas. 2. The use of electricity and water which during the summer water restrictions were imposed 3. The noise level and vibration. 4. Destroying of the reacts and the animals habitat which is very much necessary for our environment.
To maintain a clean and healthy environment.
We don’t want data centers in Manchester.
No datA in manchester
Keep Whiting safe, clean, and quiet
No Data Centers in Manchester Township!
I am totally against the Data Center being built in Manchester. This will be costly to the environment, financially to residents and to our health!
No data center!!!!! Save our kids!!!! Save our water!! Save Manchester!!!
We the homeowners in Whiting, Manchester Township deserve to have a peaceful life. Seniors worked very hard to have a peaceful retirement.
Quality of Life
My community has been in the courts for several years ,due to the fact that there isn’t enough water supply for the area. Now we are okay with finding a substantial amount of water. Besides All the new housing also need water. ???
Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and millions of gallons of water daily for cooling, which can strain local utility grids. Besides my community is in litigation for several years over water irrigation .
No data center in Manchester
I live in manchester and don’t want data centers near me. Negative residential and environmental impact, strains local electric grid and raise prices for homeowners.
negative residential and environmental impacts
negative residential and environmental impacts
No more data centers or AI in our area
THIS SITE IS TOO CLOSE TO OUR HOMES HERE AT rENAISSANCE AND WILL HAVE MANY BAD EFFECTS ON OUR HOMES AND RESIDENTS
I live in a retirement community (Renaissance Adult Community) that is 0.9 miles from the proposed site and don’t want be subjected to the noise, light and air pollution that this facility will generate. Additionally, I don’t want the high electricity rates, water shortages and negative environmental impact that this ill conceived project will produce. Lastly, I don’t want the private road (Fremont Avenue) that serves as an emergency exit for my retirement community blocked.
To much traffic, to close to protected habitat , noisy , water and power consumption are untenable.
Noice and water issues
NJ is too densely populated to have data centers use up already limited water resources from the state.
Who ever wants it is insane. Noise, water shortages, electrical outages, drop in property values etc. etc. Owners, investors and politicians should have to live next door to the PROBLEM.
Data centers harm the environment
I live in the renaissance and do want it here. My house value will go down.
I live in the renaissance and do not want it here. My house value will go down.
Just stop the building of any data center in Manchester Township, New Jersey
Oppose Data Centers in Manchester since they will draw too much power.
Both for environmental reasons and because I don't want to live in a surveillance state.
The noise Not enough electricity Our property value will go down The water Detrimental to my health
To protect and preserve land in Manchester Township.
Environmental
Is will directly effect my grandma and cause huge down sides to all of the peoples quality of life in the vicinity
For the future of our children and the environment
Do not want Data Center in Manchester, New Jersey It’s actually in my backyard. I am against them being built anywhere in New Jersey
not wanted
I live in the community. We already have water shortage and blackouts. Data centers uses a lot of both. Noise level will increase. I moved here to live in serene community close to nature not in industrial park
Makes too much noise. Uses too much water. Depreciates the value of my home. Is an eye sore and a negative representation of the community.
I Agree no data centers in Manchester
I don’t want a data center built near my community because it will cause noise pollution, and a drain on our water and electricity .
It's not good for the environment !
We need the woods, water and wildlife protected from this industry and other industries. Stop killing our land and over building. Leave us alone. We have no room for this. We don't want it!
I protest the zoning of property so near the population for data centers. I protest allowing are aquafier being destroyed and are electric grid from being strained. Stand up for the people not greedy business.
A giant NO on Data Centers
Family and clients live in this area. They do not need the fallout results.
Family live in this area
Drain on water and electric to residents.
Save the land and my friends who live there.
I don’t want data center in my neighborhood
We must protect South Jersey, the Pine Barrens and the aquifers! Water issues are prevalent in parts of NJ now as most reservoirs, rivers and lakes are still at drought level. We don’t have the infrastructure to handle data centers in NJ. I agree with Bill Spadea - data centers belong on Federal lands or Alaska where they will be naturally cooled. Please no to data centers in NJ!
These data centers are a plague on our beautiful land. They pollute the water and the air and nobody wants them. BAN THEM FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
I don’t want data centers in Manchester!
Not good for the environment. Effect property values. I moved here to be in the Pinelands. Do not want a data center as a neighbor.
Our country already has five times more data centers than any other country on Earth! Between the noise pollution, using OUR water, SENDING OUR ELECTRICITY BILLS UP, not creating any jobs, getting enormous tax breaks, straining our resources so that we the people don't have any left when they deplete them, the horrible noise that comes from them 24/7 I could go on and on... Oh and if you want to sell your real estate in that area. Good luck. Property values will go down! NO MORE DATA CENTERS ‼️‼️‼️
No data center In Manchester. We already have the county dump smell we have to put up with.
Manchester has no need for a Data Center. Not only will it destroy our rural way of life, but will use up huge amounts of water from our aquifer. We've already had drought & water use restrictions this year. The cooling system will then have toxic material to be released where? The strain on our already aging electric utility grid that can barely handle our load will be degraded, and the residential customers will be stuck paying higher bills for AI Corporations. We will all be left living in a deserted wasteland, devoid of the beauty of wildlife, trees, & nature. Instead, we will be "hummed" to sleep by running generators, trucks, and more traffic. Not how I want to spend my "golden years". Repeal the ordinances and come to your senses Manchester Town Council. I remember and I vote!
I oppose these data centers. Due to amount of water needed to cool the system. Which will also pull tons of water from the area. We already have a drought warning. The electric it uses will pull from the area that already has issues with the growth in the area and the strain on the system. The noise these centers make is outrageous and will disrupt people’s lives. Especially, the senior population in the area. Also, the animals and environment in the surrounding area.
No data centers in Manchester
I don’t want data centers near my house
Data centers should not be allowed to exist in nj due to the horrendous effects on our water, livestock and power grid costs!
We live in Renaissance and this would be detrimental to our Community for many reasons.
I love the Garden State! Keep our beautiful Pine Barrens and their biodiversity protected!
To much demand on natural resources!!
Do not need a ai data center in Manchester Bad for the environment
Keep data centers out of New Jersey, no one wants them here!!!!!
Concerned for award system, and an environment
Data centers are considered problematic because they consume massive amounts of electricity and water, strain local power grids, drive up residential utility bills, and create noise and air pollution. The rapid boom in artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated these issues. We simply do NOT want them here!!
No Data in Manchester....
No data center in Manchester nj Dennis Loalbo
No to data center in Manchester nj Carol Loalbo
Don't want data centers in our area. They are dangerous to our environment.
No data ai centers!!!!
We don’t need data centers in Manchester Township
No data center in Manchester Township. This is the Pinelands, protected area.
Against data centers
I don’t want a data center in Manchester!
will have devastating impacts on wildlife who live in pinelands, and the environment. These centers use tremendous amounts of water, possibly releasing forever chemicals like PFAS into the water supply as well as using massive amounts of electricity and creating constant low level noise for every living thing within 2 miles. Are you kidding me?. electricity and
I came home for peace and quiet pick Manchester/waiting for that reason. Keep the data centers out of here! Too much AI is not good for anybody.
Water and electricity demand!! Too high.
Environmental Impacts are too GREAT!
Opposed to more noise in our residential community.
No data centers in Manchester Township
There is a need for data centers but NOT IN MY BACKYARD.
I don’t want a data center in my back yard
40 year resident Well.water. Power is a struggle. Building is ruining the community on land required for drainage and replenishing wells
No data centers!
Preserve the quality of life for NJ residents. Prevent energy and water wastes. Protect NJ residents from the impact of increased energy and water costs.
Ban data centers everywhere
Data centers are killing everything around them
Do Not want the data centers in our neighborhood!
A data center would ruin the local ecosystem
Presentation/F AI!
no data centers in Manchester!!!
Not in favor of Data Centers.
We live in The Renaissance within .5 Miles of (Alleged)to be built data center! We understand that the data center would impact our electricity supply and water supply and create a high constant noise level! This area is full of retirement communities and must be preserved from such disturbances!
No to the data center due to the impact on the eco system and the detrimental impact on the environment.
Data centers are a danger to our freshwater and wildlife
Do not want it in my backyard!!! Impact on quality of life, noise, water restrictions, shortages already, drain on grid, back up diesel fuel for alternative power in the pine lands possible wildfire, wildlife and ecological impact equals disaster.. does not make any sense unless politicians and council has been paid off…no one in right mind would approve.
i live in whiting and i do not want pine barrens land to be developed for this obscene reason. the pinelands is precious, we have been in drought for years and no one wants this except corrupt fools who believe the sales pitch or drool at the idea of 24/7 surveillance. no means no. mikie sherrill do your job.
The New Jersey Pinelands represent a critical, irreplaceable ecosystem that requires our immediate protection. Introducing massive, resource-intensive data centers into Manchester Township threatens to deplete our vital water supply, strain our energy grid, and cause irreparable harm to the habitats of sensitive wildlife. We must prioritize the health of our local environment and the well-being of our community over industrial developments that offer no benefit to the residents who call this region home. I urge the Council to repeal the current redevelopment plan and enact a permanent ban on data centers to preserve the natural integrity of our Pinelands for future generations.
No good for the environment, plus who wants that in their backyard. -- Manchester, somebody has to run for councilmen to oppose this. In the last election 3 had no challengers. There are 2 up for re-election. The filing deadline is August 24
Data Centers put them away from populated areas like ours, how about the old Fort Dix Base in New Jersey! This state has gone against the constitution by favoring one religion and turning our state into the NEW ISRAEL! Parasites forever , ruining our schools, medicaid, food stamps, section 8 is paying for their mansions, they're exempt from religoiusly exempt from marriage licenses! Please New Jersey end this!
property values decrease and electricity bills increase.
5 minutes from my home don’t want it!
It would be right behind my house. It's bad enough with all the motorcycles coming by now.
Ban all data centers immediately
I live in Cedar Glen West I do not want a data center in my back yard !! Too much noise and pollution with water use and electricity. We can no longer support at this point never mind when there’s a huge Center sucking it all up.
Our pinelands are sacred
Bad idea for this community
Environmental reasons, including noise and air pollution. Knocking down trees.
Leave it alone it’s great the way it is!
the data center will completely destroy our quality of life; property values will depreciate tremendously; environment and natural habitat of wildlife will have a negative impact
Do not want any Ai
No warehouse or Data Center in Manchester, NJ
Signing to help out a friend in the community. AI has no place in our back yards!
The quality of life issues that Effect my community. We have water and electric issues now.
NO MORE DATA CENTERS
No data centers in Manchester!!!!
Over the past few years Manchester's nature has suffered enough with an abundance of development and an influx of residents. In the words of Joni Mitchell, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." Who can answer the question "Who benefits from data centers being built here?" Usually the answer is NOT the residents, but those companies building them and those in power that allow it to happen.
Loud noise in my town. These things use the water, they use the electricity.
I strongly oppose the construction of a large data center in our town because the potential long-term impact on our community far outweighs the benefits being promised. Data centers can require enormous amounts of electricity and, depending on their cooling systems, significant amounts of water, placing additional strain on local infrastructure and resources. They can also bring constant equipment noise, large industrial buildings, backup generators, increased construction and truck traffic, and changes to the character of surrounding residential areas. Unlike many other types of development, data centers typically occupy a tremendous amount of space while providing relatively few permanent local jobs once construction is complete. I am also concerned about how a project of this scale could affect nearby property values, future utility costs, the environment, and our town’s ability to accommodate future residential and community needs. Before allowing such a major industrial development, residents deserve complete transparency regarding its power and water demands, noise levels, environmental impact, tax incentives, emergency-generator emissions, infrastructure upgrades, and exactly who will be responsible for those costs. Our town should prioritize development that benefits the people who live here and preserves the quality of life that made us choose this community in the first place.
I am against the use of resource for data centers and big corporations when it comes at the cost of clean resources for the public affecting public health.
NO Data Centers in Manchester NJ
DO NOT WANT ANY DATA CENTERS IN THIS AREA OR BETTER YET IN THIS STATE AND ACTUALLY NOT AT ALL.
Large negative impact on all previous communities
My family lives there. The pinelands and the environment for the animals and people who live there must be preserved.
The data centers destroy the environment
I oppose generative AI for a variety of reasons. Generative AI is a plagiarism and misinformation machine. The data center is unnecessary. The data center will do damage to local wildlife and the Pine Barrens, the last large-scale pine forest in the Eastern United States. Additionally, data centers will cost us a lot of money in energy and water bills, and it uses up a large amount of valuable water.
Impact on wildlife and natural resources
Water supply and the Energy it will cost. Health Issues and Pollution.
Do not want any Data Centers in our town due to environmental impact and health concerns
Very concerned about the environmental impact of data center development in Manchester!
Very concerned with environmental impact and quality of life issues for residents of my township resulting from data center development in Manchester.
Water crisis we are having in our community and our energy crisis. This project will only add to our problems.
Fuck AI
Noise, overly polluting the already polluted State, diminished quality of life, animals will die from loss of their habitat, causes extreme jobs losses, state is not encouraging productive company’s doing good for the earth or creating new jobs, are we getting ready to get rid of human kind, military base creates enough noise.
It’s detrimental for my community’s wellbeing
Data centers should not be allowed in residential areas.
F datacenters
Data centers don't belong in Manchester. Life is hard enough. Things should get better not worse.
The noise, use of unavailable resources and the negative effect on property values. This will be a hard ship on the large senior population
I want to protect our Pinelands and ensure our water supply will not be depleted by anything other than our wildlife and the surrounding communities. There are many 55+ communities in Manchester and we should not have to worry about such things in our retirement years. PLEASE STOP THE DATA CENTERS IN MANCHESTER!
I oppose the proposal for a new data center.
We do not want or need Data Centers here!
Data Centers have visible proof of the long term damage they contribute to the environment and also they don’t handle their use of material waste. The every day common folk like myself and friends and family have to suffer the consequences of these quick builds.
Data centers consume our fresh water, pollute our air, then steal our data. Who the hell actually wants that?
I oppose the construction if a data center in my county and state and near my family's home
We do not need a data center in our community.
We must preserve and protect this wonderful gift we have here in NJ. The Pines and Barnegat are delicate ecosystems and sustain and provide life to many animals including people.
Our water is bad enough
KEEP THEM OUT
We don't need this in our community