New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau Sgt. More NJ towns ban data centers; a May 2026 view of Vineland data center construction (Google maps, Courtesy: Sussex Visibility Brigade) More NJ towns ban data centers May 2026 view of Vineland data center construction (Google maps, Courtesy: Sussex Visibility Brigade)⚠️ A developer is seeking $300 million after Monroe Township banned new data center construction. The Princeton-based development company accused local officials of being “arbitrary and capricious” in adopting one of the state’s first municipal ordinances to ban data center construction. More than a year ago, online records show the town amended and adopted a “Hexa Builders Redevelopment Plan” to include data centers as a potential, principal permitted use. By March, Monroe officials decided to follow a new recommendation to add new and more extreme restrictions to avoid data centers, according to Mayor Greg Wolfe.