To the surprise of all in attendance, Upper Hanover solicitor Zac Sivertsen reported on a new option presented by Hanover Development LP, the developers of the data center project, at the Upper Hanover Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, August 11, at the Upper Perkiomen Middle School.

            Sivertsen said that he and Township manager Anne Klepfer had met with the developer's representatives on July 23. During that meeting, the developer presented a very preliminary plan for a residential property on the site of the proposed data center.

            The plan, for five dwellings per acre on the 37-acre tract, which would result in 163 stacked townhouses, was met with groans from the audience. Sivertsen noted that he thought the feedback from the board would be that the proposal is for more density than it would want.

            The turn of events brought many residents in the large crowd to the podium to comment. Board chair Steve Rothenberger limited the comments to Upper Hanover taxpayers only.

            The proposal not only came with ...