Washington Times The latest attempt to tie fracking to water pollution in northern Pennsylvania has been debunked by state regulators. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced that, after a 16-month investigation, there’s no evidence to connect natural gas drilling with high levels of methane found in private water supplies in the small [...]
Archive for category 5 – Township Issues
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PERSONS, PARTNERSHIPS, BUSINESSES, AND CORPORATIONS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ANY IDENTIFIED FLOODPLAIN AREAS OF THE TOWNSHIP; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH PERMITS; SETTING FORTH CERTAIN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ANY IDENTIFIED FLOODPLAIN AREAS OF THE TOWNSHIP; AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR ANY PERSONS WHO [...]
Ordinance 2012-1
Jul 8
An Ordinance to Withdraw from the Susquehanna County Council of Governments WHEREAS It is the intention of the governing body of Franklin Township, a member of the Susquehanna County Council of Governments, to withdraw from the Susquehanna County Council of Governments, and WHEREAS Section III b) of the Susquehanna County Council of Governments By-Laws stipulates [...]
HB-1950 – Act 13
Feb 27
Download HB1950 in Word Format Download HB1950 in PDF Format § 2314. Distribution of fee. (a) Establishment.‑‑There is established a fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Unconventional Gas Well Fund to be administered by the commission. (b) Deposit.‑‑All fees imposed and collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the fund [...]
2012 Budget
Nov 9
Budget Notice The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2012 for Franklin Township has been prepared and is available for inspection . The figures will be posted on the door of the township building, and at www.franklintwp.info. The final budget will be adopted at the regular meeting scheduled for December 6, 2011 at 7pm at [...]
Ordinance 2011-1
Sep 21
An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No.1973-1 WHEREAS The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted, and the Governor of said Commonwealth approved, under the date of January 24, 1966, P.L. 1535, Act No 573, known as the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, as subsequently amended, hereinafter referred to as “Act 537”; and WHEREAS Act 537 [...]
Click here for County-Wide results: PRECINCT REPORT SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVAN RUN DATE:05/17/11 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY RUN TIME:11:32 PM MAY 17, 2011 STATISTICS 0012 FRANKLIN TWP – 012 VOTES PERCENT REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL . . . . . . 518 REGISTERED VOTERS – REPUBLICAN . . . . 366 70.66 REGISTERED [...]
PSATS Week in Review It was only a matter of time, but legislation was reintroduced this session to levy a fee on most municipalities that rely solely or partly on the State Police for local patrol services. HB 1228 (like House Bill 1500 from last session) would impose a fee for full-time State Police patrols [...]
Members of the state Senate Education Committee unveiled a sweeping package of legislative proposals Tuesday to give public schools relief from state mandates so they can better cope with looming cuts in state aid. The 18 bills would include requiring a two-thirds vote by a school board to increase property taxes, allowing teacher furloughs for [...]
Gov. Tom Corbett has long held that he would not support a natural gas severance tax. However, he recently said that he might support a local fee on drillers. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, the Governor echoed previous statements from his staff that an impact fee that aids local governments is something he would consider. ”I [...]