Top stories: Traffic alert for Penn State graduation weekend, new Chipotle to open
Traffic alerts for Penn State graduation weekend and a new restaurant opening topped the local headlines on Thursday. Below is a look at what you may have missed.
- Ferguson Township supervisors unanimously authorized the planning commission to research zoning amendments addressing AI data centers, with residents urging strict conditions on water use, energy consumption and noise. College Township became the first municipality in Centre County to approve a data center ordinance amendment in February, and Rush Township is also exploring an update.
- Penn State’s spring commencement and student move out are expected to cause significantly heavy traffic through Sunday, with road closures, detours and parking changes in effect Friday through Monday. The university is expected to award about 15,085 diplomas universitywide across associate, baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral and medical degrees.
- Centre County’s fourth Chipotle Mexican Grill will open at 2673 Benner Pike in Bellefonte on May 12, featuring a Chipotlane drive-thru for online order pickup. The Paradise Shopping Center location will operate daily from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. and staff roughly 30 employees.
- Centre County leaders surveyed about the future of the shuttered Rockview state prison’s 5,700 acres offered diverse priorities, including affordable housing, agricultural preservation, conservation and business development. The state Department of Corrections still controls the property and has not detailed plans, though some land will remain with the agency for the adjacent Benner Township state prison.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
Jessica McAllister
Centre Daily Times