Jefferson County Commissioners: Boroughs, Townships Should 'Act Immediately' Regarding Data Centers

Surveillance camera upgrades approved for Jefferson County Jail

BROOKVILLE — “We need eyes everywhere,” Commissioner Scott North said Tuesday morning as the commissioners approved an agreement with Securitas Technology Corporation to provide surveillance video upgrades for the Jefferson County Jail.

Jail Upgrades, Data Centers Take Center Stage at Commissioners Meeting

BROOKVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — There will be no county-wide moratorium on data centers in Jefferson County. On Tuesday morning, Commissioner Scott North stated that any such moratorium would only have the strength of a “wet paper towel.” “We do not have the standing to do so,” North said. “It would be an invitation to a legal problem.” North noted that the county has received two letters, from Brookville and Falls Creek boroughs, requesting a county-wi…