Protect East Greenwich, NJ

Subject: Opposition to Application 2026-1 — American Tower Corporation, 114 Mantua Road Dear Members of the East Greenwich Planning and Zoning Board, My name is [YOUR NAME] and I reside at [YOUR ADDRESS] in East Greenwich Township. I am writing in opposition to Application 2026-1 and to request that the board table this application until it is materially complete. Reviewing ATC's own submitted documents, I have identified the following deficiencies that must be resolved before any vote: UNRESOLVED WETLANDS: ATC's site plans acknowledge an active NJDEP wetland delineation review on this property (Program Interest ID 0803-25-002.1). The board should not approve a 4.5-acre grading project while the state's wetland boundary determination is still pending. NO WATER CONSUMPTION DATA: The application confirms a direct wet tap to East Greenwich's municipal water supply for cooling — yet provides zero water consumption projections. The board cannot evaluate the impact on our water system without this information. ZERO NOISE MARGIN AT FIVE HOMES: ATC's own noise assessment, based on software modeling with no field measurements, shows five of nine nearby residences already at the maximum legal nighttime noise limit. There is no margin for error. NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT: For a project that increases impervious surface by 70,823 square feet adjacent to a FEMA floodway and Mantua Creek, ATC marked the environmental impact statement field "not applicable." This application does not meet the standard for a D variance. ATC has not demonstrated the special reasons required by the Municipal Land Use Law, nor shown the variance can be granted without substantial detriment to this residential community. I respectfully ask the board to deny this application, or at minimum table it until the above deficiencies are resolved. I will be attending the April 21 hearing. Respectfully, [YOUR NAME] [YOUR ADDRESS] [YOUR PHONE OR EMAIL]

Subject: Request to Introduce Data Center Ban Ordinance — April 14 Meeting Dear Members of the East Greenwich Township Committee, My name is [YOUR NAME] and I live at [YOUR ADDRESS] in East Greenwich Township. I am writing ahead of the April 14 committee meeting to ask you to act. American Tower Corporation has applied to build a 4-megawatt data storage facility at 114 Mantua Road in Mount Royal — a residentially zoned neighborhood. The Planning and Zoning Board will hear this application on April 21. Before that hearing, I am asking this committee to introduce an ordinance that explicitly prohibits data centers as a permitted or conditional use in East Greenwich's residential zones. This is not unprecedented. Monroe Township, also in Gloucester County, moved to do exactly this after residents organized and showed up. Their council introduced an ordinance to ban data centers township-wide. East Greenwich should do the same. Data centers are not a permitted use in R-10 under our current code — but that implicit protection is not enough. An explicit ordinance removes any ambiguity and protects every residential neighborhood in this township, not just Mount Royal. I will be at the April 14 meeting. I ask that you introduce this ordinance and that each member go on record about where they stand. Our neighborhood is watching. Respectfully, [YOUR NAME] [YOUR ADDRESS] [YOUR PHONE OR EMAIL]

Subject: Data Center Proposed in Residential Neighborhood — East Greenwich Township Dear Senator Burzichelli, Assemblyman Bailey, and Assemblywoman Simmons, My name is [YOUR NAME] and I live at [YOUR ADDRESS] in East Greenwich Township, which you represent in the Third Legislative District. I am writing because American Tower Corporation has applied to build a 4-megawatt data storage facility at 114 Mantua Road in the Mount Royal section of our town — a residentially zoned neighborhood. The East Greenwich Planning and Zoning Board will hear this application on April 21, 2026. I know you are already engaged on this issue at the state level. Assemblyman Bailey sponsored the data center ratepayer protection bill that passed in March 2026. The problem is now at our doorstep. This application has serious deficiencies: a direct tap to our municipal water supply with zero consumption data provided; an active NJDEP wetland review that hasn't been resolved; a noise study showing five of nine nearby homes already at the legal maximum nighttime limit with no field measurements taken; and no environmental impact statement for a project next to a FEMA floodway and Mantua Creek. We are asking two things. First, make your voices heard publicly before April 21 — your constituents need to know where their state representatives stand. Second, consider whether state-level action is appropriate to give municipalities stronger tools to protect residential neighborhoods from inappropriate data center siting. The community will be at the April 21 hearing. We hope you will be paying attention. Respectfully, [YOUR NAME] [YOUR ADDRESS] [YOUR PHONE OR EMAIL]