Pocono Pines Improvement Association

08/25/2025

https://qz.com/ai-data-center-boom-us-power-grid-struggles?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMZXNZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHm6Ks0N4jyc_j4LjWkQ6BYTXqhjVY0UIIaoVAXMcfIT_cqUAcohFTHxHFNw6_aem_RhNywrnoNfaPRdS7PFt4PA

Data center demand for computing facilities that can consume as much power as entire cities, but America's electrical grid is struggling to keep pace.

08/24/2025

Great info at the meeting from Ed Tutrone and Troy Counterman of the Re-instated Pocono pines fire dept!! Finally the reality of what happened is clear. Thank you for the opportunity to serve as commissioner for the upcoming season!! Please inquire and join our association to help understand and support our efforts to maintain and improve our communities most important decisions regarding the preservation of the village’s safe living conditions and quality values of our lifestyle.
A need for a new generation of volunteer men and women for the future of firefighters will certainly keep our taxes in check vs more than doubling . The serious effects to all with the proposed “data centers” and its environmental impacts concerning  nuclear power and the cooling water concerns needs to be scrutinized to determine its effectiveness and safety. 
Please reach out and help us continue as we have for countless generations.

07/14/2024

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, August 24 is a big day for the PPIA:
- Meeting at Clymer Library, 10 am for coffee; meeting begins at 10:30
- Picnic at Blanche Price Park Pavillion, beginning at 4 pm

06/29/2024

06/24/2024

Welcome to summer 2024 in Pocono Pines! We had our opening meeting at the Clymer Library on Saturday, June 22. Upcoming PPIA events will be shared here, so please follow for the latest and greatest.

12/04/2023

In case you are interested in influencing plans for development along 940:

05/27/2023

Mama fox is still close to people, and her kits must be too. Keep your cats and small dogs inside unless you are with them.

05/18/2023

This is why we care about open space around here.

02/23/2023

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08/25/2022

🚨Restidents of tobyhanna township, please read!This will affect you!🚨

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From a reliable source…

Tobyhanna township supervisors have decided to deactivate its long-standing fire company of 92 years. Recently the township posted a notice that station TTVFC is no longer providing service to the township voluntarily. This is not completely true. The township enacted a fire department ordinance written by the supervisors, and upon enacting that ordinance TTVFC would become delinquent according to how that ordinance is written. In fact there is not a fire company within Monroe County that would meet the requirements of that ordinance. Prior to passing the ordinance TTVFC sent a letter stating if the ordinance was passed in its current form with out input from the fire companies that they would no longer be the primary service provider to the township. TTVFC offered to stay as an available secondary unit to be available upon request for service while continuing to work with supervisors on the ordinance without financial backing from the township during this time. The supervisors did not discuss any recommendations from the fire company about the ordinance, the supervisors discussed the ordinance in the public meeting and passed it. The decision was made by the township supervisors to deactivate TTVFC completely, not just as a primary service provider. The members of TTVFC, who are all township residents want to negotiate with township supervisors and come to an agreement on the ordinance in order to serve the township as primary provider of fire protection services as it has for the past 92 years. The members of TTVFC want to be able to volunteer their time and skills to our property owners, guests, visitors, and neighbors. Please show your support for your local fire company, they have always been there for us when we needed them, now it’s time for you to be there for them. Please let the supervisors know that this is a decision putting us all at risk.