A developer linked to multiple regional data center projects has submitted four applications to build four data centers on undeveloped mountainside land across multiple properties above Business Route 6 in Dickson City, spanning approximately 1.5 miles from the Blakely border toward Scranton. The proposal, filed by Dickson City Development LLC—affiliated with Kriger Construction—features multiple sites: three two-story buildings, each with 147,000-square-foot footprints, and a fourth 107,820-square-foot data center on land owned by Fore Up Realty, above Cold Spring Road. The three buildings are across multiple parcels, including two on adjacent parcels owned by the Circle Drive-In and HFS Realty Inc. (1501 Albright Avenue), and another on land on Bell Mountain owned by Mountainview DC Realty LLC. \n On February 12, Dickson City approved a zoning ordinance restricting data center development to manufacturing-zoned districts. On February 17, Dickson City's zoning officer denied all four applications, citing insufficient information and a zoning ordinance for data centers that prohibited their development on commercially zoned land above Business Route 6. For context, Dickson City only has approximately 7–8 viable acres zoned for manufacturing, located on the opposite side of town, so this decision had the potential to stop development entirely. However, on April 29, at a Dickson City zoning hearing, an attorney representing Dickson City Development LLC appealed the denial. \n Residents are worried about the Circle Drive-In Theater potentially selling, though its president stated at the meeting that there are no current plans to do so. \n As of May 20, 2026, Dickson City zoning officials rejected (3-0) Dickson City Development LLC's zoning challenge to invalidate Dickson City's previous decision to only allow data center development in a light manufacturing district. This essentially rejects the proposals, however considering it is not a full plan withdrawal, more legal battles may be under way.
