{"id":15826,"date":"2025-10-26T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/15826\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:05:11","slug":"data-centers-hot-topic-in-archbald-valley-view-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/15826\/","title":{"rendered":"Data centers hot topic in Archbald, Valley View races"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data centers dominated politics and news in the Midvalley throughout 2025 as elected officials grappled with the new industry looking to reshape the local landscape, and next month\u2019s elections are no different.\n<\/p>\n

As the Nov. 4 general election looms, a dozen candidates across races for Archbald mayor, Archbald council and the Valley View School District\u2019s Board of Education shared their stances on data centers, how they should be regulated and whether they should be allowed near homes and schools, with candidates largely agreeing the server-filled concrete structures should be kept away from residents and students.<\/p>\n

While data centers remain a defining issue for the Midvalley\u2019s political landscape, candidates also hope to revive Business Route 6 in Eynon and Archbald\u2019s Main Street, combat blight, seek out additional funding and improve Valley View\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n

Contested races in the Midvalley include Archbald mayor, where Democratic incumbent Shirley Barrett faces Republican challenger Cynthia Snyder; Archbald Borough Council where five candidates vie for three seats, with Democratic candidates Councilwoman Marie Cooke Andreoli, Councilman Francis Burke and Tom Aniska competing with Republicans Louis J. Rapoch and Bruce Walder; and in the Valley View School District, incumbents Joseph A. Farrell and Tom Owen, both of whom cross-filed and won Democratic and Republican nominations, will compete with newcomer Julie Budd-Kulenich, who ran as an independent and earned a spot on the ballot via nomination papers, as they seek two seats in the district\u2019s Region 1, which represents Archbald. In Blakely,\u00a0incumbent Joseph F. Mondak will face Democrat Jim Rodway to represent Region 2 on the school board. Both Rodway and Mondak cross-filed under the Democratic and Republican parties for the primaries in May, with Rodway securing the Democratic nomination and Mondak winning the Republican nomination, according to certified primary election results.\n<\/p>\n

In Archbald, a proposed data center zoning amendment died on the table during an Oct. 3<\/a> special meeting when a motion to consider the ordinance failed to receive a second, preventing it from even coming to a vote. Although it placed a slew of restrictions on data centers, the ordinance received significant opposition from residents<\/a>, who urged council to place even more safeguards while reducing the locations it planned to allow data centers from four to one. Residents subsequently petitioned the borough<\/a> to consider a new zoning amendment for data centers that incorporates their concerns.\n<\/p>\n

That legislative process means Archbald\u2019s future council members could have a hand in shaping the borough\u2019s future with data centers in 2026, while school directors could eventually be tasked with negotiating host agreements involving data centers and Valley View.<\/p>\n

Council members, mayors and school directors serve four-year terms.\n<\/p>\n

Archbald mayor<\/p>\n

As she seeks her fourth term as mayor, which follows six years on borough council, Shirley Barrett, 69, who retired as the owner of Barrett\u2019s Pub on Main Street after 33 years, sought reelection because she loves her town and takes pride in what she does, hoping to continue her work with the Police Department as it seeks accreditation while also continuing her efforts to beautify Archbald without using tax dollars, including previously raising more than $95,000 for Christmas lights.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u201cI love my borough,\u201d she said. \u201cI take pride in what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ShirleyShirley Barrett (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

Barrett\u00a0considers developers coming into Archbald looking for land to develop data centers to be the most important issue facing the town. She wishes data centers were never coming to Archbald but acknowledges that, legally, the borough has to allow them. Fearing the unknown, Barrett said data centers have to be zoned correctly in industrial areas, not near homes. She especially opposes a proposed, principally permitted data center on the Eynon Jermyn Road at the site of the Highway Auto Parts junkyard, which is near the Valley View School District. She also criticized the pending sale of the Valley View Estates mobile home park on the Eynon Jermyn Road to make way for another data center project.<\/p>\n

Data centers \u201ccame in so fast,\u201d and Barrett said she learned about them by listening to borough council, residents and Archbald\u2019s zoning officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncil has to sit down and listen to what the residents want and come up with a good conclusion for everybody on it \u2014 what\u2019s good for the whole borough,\u201d Barrett said.<\/p>\n

Barrett prioritizes moving the borough in a more positive direction and figuring out what type of additional training or resources Archbald\u2019s police, firefighters and paramedics would need responding to emergencies at data centers. She also wants to address issues in town with dilapidated low-income rentals.<\/p>\n

Challenging Barrett, Cynthia Snyder, 41, a full-time paraprofessional at the Valley View Middle School and a part-time real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Town & Country in Clarks Summit, emphasized the need for change and new leadership in Archbald. She advocated for transparency, community involvement and more say from residents in the future of their town.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it\u2019s time for a new voice that listens, includes everyone and works for progress,\u201d said Snyder, who is the volunteer cheer coordinator for the Valley View Junior Cougars and has been volunteering with them for 20 years.
\n\"CynthiaCynthia Snyder (SUBMITTED)\n<\/p>\n

Snyder\u00a0wants to focus on supporting small businesses in Archbald, revitalizing local storefronts instead of \u201cchasing large corporations that don\u2019t benefit us residents,\u201d encouraging progress without losing Archbald\u2019s small-town charm and promoting possible grant opportunities for local entrepreneurs looking to come to Archbald. Addressing the mayor\u2019s role overseeing the police department, Snyder said she believes strongly in public safety and strong community relationships; she promotes community policing with a focus on crime prevention. She said she wants to give police the resources they need to do their jobs well, and residents should also have confidence their voices are heard and rights are protected.<\/p>\n

Archbald needs to ensure its zoning laws protect residents, neighborhoods and the environment \u2014 not just outside developers, Snyder said. There are currently limited restrictions in Archbald for data centers and their noise, light, water and energy use, she said.<\/p>\n

Data centers should be regulated away from residential areas and schools, and she wants to ensure data centers won\u2019t increase the cost of electricity or water bills in Archbald.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hoping I can work with council and get better zoning laws written out for our residents, and for what the residents want,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Archbald council<\/p>\n

Marie Cooke Andreoli, 74, a retired psychology professor with a Ph.D. in psychology who spent 27 years at Keystone College, said she has loved her time on council and believes she has accomplished a lot since was appointed in July 2024 to serve the remainder of former Councilman Brian Gilgallon\u2019s unexpired term following his resignation, including finishing the borough\u2019s first-ever employee manual. Andreoli pointed to the work she has put into the borough since her appointment, including attending 96 meetings so far in 2025 and earning 85 credits through Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs webinars.
\n\"MarieMarie Cooke Andreoli (SUBMITTED)\n<\/p>\n

Blight is one of the biggest issues in Archbald, especially on Main Street, said Andreoli, who previously served on the Valley View School Board from 1994 to 1998. While Archbald has numerous parks, it lacks anything for senior citizens, Andreoli said, advocating for the borough to build a senior center, potentially somewhere on Main Street. She also supports bringing more commerce to Archbald, and if elected, she wants to prioritize pursuing more grants to support the town.<\/p>\n

She noted Archbald\u2019s current zoning ordinance included language for data centers while nobody really knew what they were, and she described the current efforts to regulate them through zoning.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I want a data center on every corner? No, I don\u2019t, but I\u2019m sure there are places in Archbald that we can put them without disturbing our neighborhoods,\u201d she said. \u201cWill they help us? Maybe financially they will help us, but I just think we have to have lots of conditions on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

She would seek out host agreements with data centers to \u201chave them as good neighbors\u201d and help the borough grow.<\/p>\n

As he seeks his first time on borough council, Tom Aniska, 62, a Democrat who also won a Republican nomination through write-ins, believes it is a critical time in Archbald with new housing developments coming in and economic growth in the borough.<\/p>\n

\"TomTom Aniska (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

Aniska, a retired sales rep and district manager after 32 years in the pharmaceutical industry, emphasized that data centers are Archbald\u2019s most pressing issue. He said he wants to ensure the best outcome for Archbald under its current protections for the already-proposed data centers while setting up more protection against future ones. He pointed to potential impacts on infrastructure, water and electricity.<\/p>\n

He is \u201cagainst data centers, 1,000%, anywhere near a residential area.\u201d They also shouldn\u2019t be anywhere that could impact children, he said. If he wins, Aniska\u00a0wants to better define data centers, distinguish between an individual data center and a data center campus, ensure developers pay for infrastructure costs, and look at zoning ordinances, utility use, and environmental impacts to decide on where to allow data centers. He also supports limiting them to one location in town, questioning why the borough wanted to allow them in four different areas.<\/p>\n

Aniska, who served on the Valley View School Board from 2007 to 2011, does not want data centers in Archbald, but if they move forward, they should be conditional uses and the borough should have community benefit agreements with them, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can\u2019t stop these, I think there needs to be a plan in place to make something positive come out of these,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also prioritizes economic growth, small businesses, identifying and combating blight, and revitalizing both downtown Archbald and the borough as a whole.<\/p>\n

Looking for his third term on council, Francis Burke, 78, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired United States Postal Service worker of 40 years, emphasized his love of the people of Archbald and his work in the town, including organizing annual fishing derbies and involvement with the Santa Train.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe top priorities (are) the children of the neighborhood and people in the community,\u201d Burke said.<\/p>\n

\"FrancisFrancis Burke (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

He wants to improve playgrounds in the borough and \u201cjust make them smile,\u201d he said of kids in the borough.<\/p>\n

Burke\u00a0declined to share his stance on data centers and their proximity to schools and residents in Archbald because council has yet to vote on any legislation, only saying, \u201cI just want to protect the people of Archbald.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a longtime borough business owner at the Louis J. Rapoch Funeral Home, Louis J. Rapoch, 72, decided to run for office after semi-retiring from his funeral home because \u201cnothing is happening except for data centers, which is not a good fit\u201d in Archbald. He contends there should be some Republican opposition to Democrats on council.<\/p>\n

\"LouisLouis J. Rapoch (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

Rapoch, who served on Archbald\u2019s planning commission for four years in the 1980s and spent six months appointed to council around 1990, wants to bring more business to Business Route 6, which is currently dead, he said. The Burlington Plaza is half-empty, Sugarman\u2019s is dead, and they\u2019ve lost restaurants along the road, he said. Main Street is also dead and needs to be cleaned up, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can we do to bring people here?\u201d Rapoch said. \u201cWe need our government to get out and propose these things and say, \u2018We would like you to come here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He floated tax breaks as an incentive to bring in businesses like Wawa, and he supports giving borough police \u201ceverything and anything they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rapoch\u00a0commended residents who petitioned the borough to revisit its data center zoning with additional safeguards and restrictions, explaining he is against data centers and \u201ctotally against\u201d building them near homes and schools.<\/p>\n

Data centers should be \u201con the mountain, away from any residents or business\u201d where they are out of sight, he said.<\/p>\n

The borough should not allow data centers in four areas like council previously considered, Rapoch said. Instead, Archbald should allow them in one location and assess their impact on the town, impact on the environment and what they will give the borough, he said.<\/p>\n

Bruce Walder, 61, who is a heavy equipment operator and project manager with Powell\u2019s Excavating, said he fell in love with Archbald after coming to the town in 2005 to work with his friend, developer Ken Powell, to develop the Highlands at Archbald residential development off the Eynon Jermyn Road, including working on site plan development and infrastructure, recently installing nearly 3,000 feet of water main for a new subdivision.
\n\"BruceBruce Walder (SUBMITTED)\n<\/p>\n

Speaking to older people buying townhouses in Archbald, Walder\u00a0hears stories about residents leaving the area for employment and then returning for their golden years.<\/p>\n

He believes there\u2019s opportunity to create jobs for younger people to stay in Archbald. To do that, Walder wants to explore stimulating business growth along Business Route 6, and if elected, working with council members to come up with a plan. Citing his previous experience as the roadmaster in Tunkhannock Twp. for about five years, Walder also would address borough streets, which he said he often hears residents complain about, by looking at ways to keep costs down while improving the infrastructure. He also served on Tunkhannock Twp.\u2019s zoning hearing board and worked as its emergency management coordinator.<\/p>\n

In the short-term, data centers are his top priority, though other priorities include infrastructure, quality of life and the borough\u2019s green areas, waterways and parks. He believes data centers should only be permitted in industrial areas of town.<\/p>\n

Pointing to pros and cons of the facilities, Walder considers noise to be his biggest concern, and Archbald needs a long-term plan if it receives money from data centers, rather than treating it like a windfall, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we\u2019re going to get a data center, it has to be worth it,\u201d he said. \u201cThere has to be tremendous worth for each resident of Archbald.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valley View Region 1 (Archbald)<\/p>\n

As a newly retired special education teacher at Valley View, Julie Budd-Kulenich, 57, believes it\u2019s time for change and wants to \u201cgive back to the district what I got out of the district,\u201d bringing the perspective of a Valley View teacher who was \u201cin the trenches for 33 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a sense of what the teachers need, what the students need, and I think that greatly is going to help the kids in the long run,\u201d Budd-Kulenich said.<\/p>\n

\"JulieJulie Budd-Kulenich (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

Money is a major issue in Valley View, and while the district always tries to keep taxes down as much as possible, children need to be put first, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have kids in school (and) there\u2019s not books for every kid, there\u2019s something wrong somewhere,\u201d she said. \u201cThat needs to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ensuring children have all the supplies they need while also listening to teachers \u2014 who are very frustrated \u2014 are her top priorities, she said. If elected, Budd-Kulenich wants to be visible in schools, walking through them and talking to teachers about what they need while also considering budgetary restraints.<\/p>\n

She contends Archbald doesn\u2019t need data centers, nor the noise or landscape decimation that comes with them. They should be placed as far from populations as possible where they aren\u2019t going to interfere with anyone, she said, worrying about how data centers on the Eynon Jermyn Road would affect students nearby at recess, the nearby Staback Park, Archbald residents at the Valley View Estates mobile home park who will be displaced by data centers, and residents in the Highlands at Archbald who will have a data center next door.<\/p>\n

Joseph A. Farrell, 65, who was first elected to the board in December 2019 to fill late Director Ellen Nielsen\u2019s unexpired term, and then ran unopposed in 2021, said he spent his life involved in public service, initially working as a part-time Archbald police officer and eventually retiring from the Pennsylvania State Police as a sergeant and the station commander at the Gibson barracks following a 25-year career. He now works for the U.S. Marshals Service providing security at Scranton\u2019s federal courthouse.<\/p>\n

As an officer, Farrell\u00a0said he was an advocate for victims, and serving on a school board is also advocacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re an advocate for the children in the district that don\u2019t have a voice, but they need somebody to look out in their best interest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"JosephJoseph A. Farrell (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

Finances are the biggest issue in Valley View, compounded by Pennsylvania\u2019s budget impasse, Farrell said, prioritizing fiscal responsibility and fair funding. Past administrations and school boards put the district in a financial bind by not raising taxes for extended periods, he said. The district now has no money at all for capital improvements, Farrell said, hoping Lackawanna County\u2019s reassessment will bring in more funds.<\/p>\n

The district is also obligated to pay significantly more for charter school students than it costs to educate its own students \u2014 about $8,500 per student \u2014 and Farrell contends Valley View should only be obligated to pay what it costs to educate a student within the district.<\/p>\n

Valley View is also unable to prepare long-term plans because the towns within the district don\u2019t provide them with plans to work with, Farrell said.<\/p>\n

Data centers serve no value to the community or school, Farrell said, calling funds from them \u201cblood money.\u201d Valley View has had to close schools in Archbald due to insufficient water pressure, and he worried if nearby data centers would exacerbate it.<\/p>\n

Having served the past 24 years on the Valley View School Board, Tom Owen, 72, the retired former owner of Bear Owen Paving Company, said he is well educated on public education, and although he wasn\u2019t planning to run again, he felt he had more to offer Valley View.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing that everyone out there should know is the state of Pennsylvania is failing public education,\u201d Owen said.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s been that way for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TomTom Owen (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

The state places demands on schools without giving them the funding to back it up, leaving school officials with no alternative except taxpayers, which isn\u2019t fair, he said.<\/p>\n

Owen criticized how much the district has to pay into retirement contributions under the state, as well as charter school costs, explaining Valley View paid more than $2 million last year for approximately 130 students to attend charter schools.<\/p>\n

As a result, despite having a great staff, Valley View has some of the lowest-paid teachers in the area, and they deserve more, Owen said. He wants to prioritize working with state legislators to address things like charter school costs, in addition to school safety and staying on top of programs to address bullying and suicide prevention.<\/p>\n

If data centers are coming to Archbald, they need to make sure everything is done right, Owen said. Officials have to ensure the infrastructure can handle them, and they need information on how they will be supplied with water, drainage, noise and other concerns, he said. He supports seeking impact fees to benefit the school district and town but worried about the impact from data centers on nearby homes and the schools.<\/p>\n

Valley View Region 2 (Blakely)<\/p>\n

Hoping for his fifth term on the school board, Joseph F. Mondak, 66, a lead IT system administrator in configuration management for UPS, said he chose to run again because he cares deeply about the future of his community and the children who will shape it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about standing up for our teachers, supporting the families, making thoughtful, logical decisions that will help our school progress,\u201d Mondak said.<\/p>\n

\"JosephJoseph F. Mondak (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

Cyber charter schools are a major concern, Mondak said, citing the $2 million that Valley View pays for about 130 students to attend the schools. However, they aren\u2019t held to the same standards as public schools, he said, questioning how those students would measure up to state standards. He emphasized getting fair funding at Valley View while making sure children are educated to the same standards at charter schools.<\/p>\n

Mondak, who is on the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County\u2019s board of directors, also pointed to the district\u2019s employee retirement contributions, health care costs rising 6% to 10% annually and Pennsylvania\u2019s teacher shortage, which he called \u201cscary.\u201d He prioritizes school safety, going after cyber charter school funding, supporting after-school programs, staff development and keeping education at the forefront. As technology grows exponentially, Mondak also supports early digital literacy with more STEM programs.<\/p>\n

With an industrial park two miles from Blakely, Mondak said data centers shouldn\u2019t be built near schools or homes. He supports bringing in experts to look at items like environmental impacts with impact studies, energy sourcing, backup power generation, water and cooling systems. He also doesn\u2019t want the region to lose out on the possibility of \u201cstepping into the future a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim Rodway, 61, the director of the Community Service Program for the Lackawanna County District Attorney\u2019s Office, said he decided to run for school board after hearing early this year that Mondak didn\u2019t plan to run again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been involved with politics. I helped a lot of people get elected,\u201d Rodway said.\u00a0\u201cMaybe it\u2019s my turn to step up and do my civic duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JimJim Rodway (SUBMITTED)<\/p>\n

With two children who graduated from Valley View and his wife having worked in the district for 32 years, Rodway said the district\u2019s biggest problem is that it\u2019s losing good teachers \u2014 an issue he believes is financial. Valley View\u2019s contract is \u201ca little bit on the lower scale\u201d compared to other districts, he said. While he acknowledged money is an issue, he wants to try to work on the budget to see what\u2019s available.<\/p>\n

If elected, his top priorities would be figuring out why teachers are leaving and rectifying it, while also ensuring programs don\u2019t go away for students. The state needs to contribute more funding, he said, noting Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s proposed budget enhances the public school budget. With a background in politics, Rodway said he has good relationships with local state legislators to seek out more grant funds.<\/p>\n

Addressing data centers, Rodway acknowledged working with local data center developer Jim Marzolino to do marketing. Marozlino is involved with two data center projects on the Eynon Jermyn Road in Archbald and a now-withdrawn proposal to build up to four data center buildings in Blakely. Marzolino, who is the president of Kriger Construction, asked him to help set up meetings with local elected officials for the data centers, and as a borough resident, Rodway said he arranged meetings with Blakely council members in small groups. He is also assisting Marzolino with his plans to build four Wawas in Lackawanna County.\n<\/p>\n

Rodway said he isn\u2019t opposed to data centers, and they\u2019re a good thing if they\u2019re in the right areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe farther away they could be from residential, the better, if the land permits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

With projects likely moving forward in Archbald and Jessup, Rodway believes his familiarity with everyone involved will make sure Valley View gets a good deal with a host agreement.<\/p>\n

Contested Mid\/Upvalley council races<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Midvalley and Upvalley, voters will select their new municipal leaders in contested council races in Jermyn, Jessup, Olyphant and Throop.<\/p>\n

Jermyn<\/p>\n

In Jermyn, two incumbents will face a challenger as they vie for two four-year terms on borough council, while two other incumbents will likely retain their seats running unopposed for two two-year unexpired terms in a special election. Incumbents Jeff Morcom, who secured both Democratic and Republican write-in nominations in May despite not appearing on the ballot, and Democrat Bobbiann Davis will contend with Douglas Bowman, who also earned a Republican write-in nomination during the primaries despite not being on the ballot.\n<\/p>\n

In an uncontested race for two two-year terms, Democratic incumbents Frank Kulick and Kevin Napoli have a straight shot to serving again. Both men filed special election nomination papers for the seats.\n<\/p>\n

Jessup<\/p>\n

Five candidates, including three incumbents, will contend for four council seats in Jessup. Council members Gregg Betti, Thomas J. Fiorelli III and Roberta Pitoniak Galati seek to retain their seats against challengers Robbie Martin and Ronald Richard Kordish. All five candidates ran on the Democratic ticket in May, with Betti, Fiorelli and Martin all securing Democratic nominations along with Republican write-in nominations. Kordish narrowly edged out Galati by 11 votes in May to secure a Democratic nomination with 505 votes to her 494, according to certified election results, but Galati earned enough Republican write-in votes to appear on the November ballot.<\/p>\n

Olyphant<\/p>\n

Olyphant will have a new face on council as two incumbents and two challengers contend for three council seats. Democratic incumbents James Baldan and Joseph Collarini, will face Democrat Eric Hartshorn and Republican Dave Mitchko. Both Collarini and Hartshorn earned Republican write-in nominations.\n<\/p>\n

Throop<\/p>\n

With six candidates facing off for four council seats, three incumbents and three challengers will compete in Throop in November. Those candidates are: Democratic incumbents Matthew Chorba, Richard Kucharski and Vince Tanana, who also secured a Republican write-in nomination, along with challengers Republican Jeanine Chomko Capman, Democrat Melissa Lokuta-Fazio and John James Richardson, who is running under the \u201cRough and Ready\u201d party after securing a spot on the ballot through nomination papers.\n<\/p>\n

Jeff Horvath, staff writer, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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