Comments for Organizations United for the Environment http://www.ouenews.org A Susquehanna Valley Citizens Action Group Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Ordinances by Fred Wilder http://www.ouenews.org/environmental-issues/ordinances/#comment-12 Fred Wilder Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:43:48 +0000 http://www.ouenews.org/?p=229#comment-12 Something to keep in mind is that in the absence of state law or regulation a municipal zoning ordinance can require information that the state does not require, and it can impose its own regulations in the absence of state regulations. You might want to check out the Gregg Township Zoning Ordinance in that regard, also see what you can find in the records about USPCI v. Gregg Twp. in Commonwealth Court 2004, this was a per curiam decision upholding the Union County Courts upholding of the Gregg Township Ordinance. Something to keep in mind is that in the absence of state law or regulation a municipal zoning ordinance can require information that the state does not require, and it can impose its own regulations in the absence of state regulations. You might want to check out the Gregg Township Zoning Ordinance in that regard, also see what you can find in the records about USPCI v. Gregg Twp. in Commonwealth Court 2004, this was a per curiam decision upholding the Union County Courts upholding of the Gregg Township Ordinance.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the OUE Blog by OUE Update Editor http://www.ouenews.org/webmaster/welcome-to-the-oue-blog/#comment-10 OUE Update Editor Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:16:03 +0000 http://s365890149.onlinehome.us/?p=11#comment-10 Pat, I found two notices I think you should be aware of. The first one is headed RESIDENTS OF MONTANDON AND WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TOWNSHIP PLEASE READ CAREFULLY Minuteman Spill Response, Inc. is requesting a zoning adjustment from the West Chillisquaque Zonning Board to place a facility within the township and bordering Montandon. This facility will encompass truck traffic, heavy truck maintenance, equipment and waste storage, service buildings and a helipad. The public meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the West Chillisquaque Township Building behind the post office in Montandon at 7:00 pm. All concerned residents of the township are urged to attend this important meeting. The second one is: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the West Chillisquaque Township Zoning Hearing Board, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, will be holding a public meeting and hearing on June 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the West Chillisquaque Township Municipal Building, Montandon, Pennsylvania to consider the applilcation of Minuteman Spill Response, Inc., P.O. Box 10, Mifflinville, Pennsylvania for a Special Permit to Zoning Ordinance Section 6.2.2.5, to allow the property to be utilized for an administrative/corporate office, truck and equipment storage, heavy truck maintenance facility and a helipad. The land is located in the Industrial Development Association, is know as the Tanner Tract located at Lawton Lane, Milton, Pennsylvania. Anyone with special interests in this matter can contact the West Chillisquaque Township Secretary at 523-3911. For persons with a disability who wish to attend this public meeting and hearing for this date and time, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township to discuss how your needs may be met. All interested parties in said matter are invited to attend. Lonnie C. Hill, Esquire, Solicitor West Chillisquaque Township Zoning Hearing Board This is the editor speaking now: This sounds suspiciously like a Moran enterprise. I should tell you that there is a meeting at the Delaware Township building 6-7-11 at 4:00 where some local residents will propose an ordinance to ban any type of gas drilling or gas related industry from being located in the township. There are quite a few of these ordinances already adopted by local townships in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and New Jersey. You should come to this meeting if you can and perhaps these residents who are proposing this ordinance can speak with you about proposing the same type of thing in West Chillisquaque Township. We have to keep our local government pure and take control to keep the gas companies out. Please plan to attend this meeting at Delaware Township and bring many, many other residents from West Chillisquaque as you can. Pat, I found two notices I think you should be aware of.

The first one is headed
RESIDENTS OF MONTANDON
AND WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TOWNSHIP
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Minuteman Spill Response, Inc. is requesting a zoning adjustment from the West Chillisquaque Zonning Board to place a facility within the township and bordering Montandon. This facility will encompass truck traffic, heavy truck maintenance, equipment and waste storage, service buildings and a helipad.

The public meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the West Chillisquaque Township Building behind the post office in Montandon at 7:00 pm. All concerned residents of the township are urged to attend this important meeting.

The second one is:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the West Chillisquaque Township Zoning Hearing Board, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, will be holding a public meeting and hearing on June 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the West Chillisquaque Township Municipal Building, Montandon, Pennsylvania to consider the applilcation of Minuteman Spill Response, Inc., P.O. Box 10, Mifflinville, Pennsylvania for a Special Permit to Zoning Ordinance Section 6.2.2.5, to allow the property to be utilized for an administrative/corporate office, truck and equipment storage, heavy truck maintenance facility and a helipad. The land is located in the Industrial Development Association, is know as the Tanner Tract located at Lawton Lane, Milton, Pennsylvania.

Anyone with special interests in this matter can contact the West Chillisquaque Township Secretary at 523-3911. For persons with a disability who wish to attend this public meeting and hearing for this date and time, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township to discuss how your needs may be met.

All interested parties in said matter are invited to attend.

Lonnie C. Hill, Esquire, Solicitor
West Chillisquaque Township Zoning Hearing Board

This is the editor speaking now:
This sounds suspiciously like a Moran enterprise. I should tell you that there is a meeting at the Delaware Township building 6-7-11 at 4:00 where some local residents will propose an ordinance to ban any type of gas drilling or gas related industry from being located in the township. There are quite a few of these ordinances already adopted by local townships in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and New Jersey. You should come to this meeting if you can and perhaps these residents who are proposing this ordinance can speak with you about proposing the same type of thing in West Chillisquaque Township. We have to keep our local government pure and take control to keep the gas companies out. Please plan to attend this meeting at Delaware Township and bring many, many other residents from West Chillisquaque as you can.

]]> Comment on Ordinances by OUE Update Editor http://www.ouenews.org/environmental-issues/ordinances/#comment-9 OUE Update Editor Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:21:14 +0000 http://www.ouenews.org/?p=229#comment-9 There are over 120 ordinances enacted in PA, NH, NY -- most of them address corporate activities other than gas fracking, since fracking has only been an issue for a little over a year. So far, we believe there are four fracking-ban ordinances enacted in PA and one in Maryland. Currently, many communities (in PA, NY, WV) are in the process organizing around fracking ordinances. It's a work in progress. Opinions about fracking in farming communities vary. Some farmers are only too happy to lease their land to the frackers -- they figure (wrongly) that they'll make a lot of money, and don't care what happens to the land and water. The majority of people in the communities we're working with refuse to sign leases and are adamantly opposed to being fracked. There are over 120 ordinances enacted in PA, NH, NY — most of them address corporate activities other than gas fracking, since fracking has only been an issue for a little over a year.

So far, we believe there are four fracking-ban ordinances enacted in PA and one in Maryland. Currently, many communities (in PA, NY, WV) are in the process organizing around fracking ordinances. It’s a work in progress.

Opinions about fracking in farming communities vary. Some farmers are only too happy to lease their land to the frackers — they figure (wrongly) that they’ll make a lot of money, and don’t care what happens to the land and water. The majority of people in the communities we’re working with refuse to sign leases and are adamantly opposed to being fracked.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the OUE Blog by Jeff and Jodi Andrysick http://www.ouenews.org/webmaster/welcome-to-the-oue-blog/#comment-8 Jeff and Jodi Andrysick Mon, 30 May 2011 20:46:31 +0000 http://s365890149.onlinehome.us/?p=11#comment-8 RALLY at EPIC NO FRACK EVENT in Ithaca, NY on June 25. This is a monumental event, never in the history of anti-frack resistance has there been such an EPIC line up with 46 speakers, 6 movies, and 9 musicians. Speakers are flying in from as far away as South Africa! RALLY like the French Resistance with 10,000 UNITED UNSTOPPABLE FRACTIVIST!!! EPIC NO FRACK EVENT is absolutely pivotal to NY getting a ban against frack and liberating other fracked states!!! Details: allfrackedup.com Attn: for press pass: jeffandjodifilms@hotmail.com PLEASE PASS THIS ON, THANKS!!!!!!!!!! UNITE BECOME UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 RALLY at EPIC NO FRACK EVENT in Ithaca, NY on June 25.
This is a monumental event, never in the history of anti-frack resistance has there been such an EPIC line up with 46 speakers, 6 movies, and 9 musicians.
Speakers are flying in from as far away as South Africa!
RALLY like the French Resistance with 10,000 UNITED UNSTOPPABLE FRACTIVIST!!!
EPIC NO FRACK EVENT is absolutely pivotal to NY getting a ban against frack and liberating other fracked states!!!
Details: allfrackedup.com
Attn: for press pass: jeffandjodifilms@hotmail.com
PLEASE PASS THIS ON, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!
UNITE BECOME UNSTOPPABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

]]> Comment on Welcome to the OUE Blog by OUE Update Editor http://www.ouenews.org/webmaster/welcome-to-the-oue-blog/#comment-7 OUE Update Editor Sun, 29 May 2011 15:13:09 +0000 http://s365890149.onlinehome.us/?p=11#comment-7 Thanks for you comment Pat. Right now we don't know about that but I'm sending your comment to everyone on the OUE board. You could start with the chamber of commerce in Milton and find out what they know and if that doesn't get you the information you need then do a right-to-know with the Milton borough council and make sure you ask for what new businesses are being located in Montandon with a huge increase in truck traffic. I'd also ask for any information concerning the marcellus shale industry and Moran industries. Moran is becoming heavily involved with the gas supply industries in this area. I have heard that "maybe" he is interested in some property in Milton. Thanks for you comment Pat. Right now we don’t know about that but I’m sending your comment to everyone on the OUE board. You could start with the chamber of commerce in Milton and find out what they know and if that doesn’t get you the information you need then do a right-to-know with the Milton borough council and make sure you ask for what new businesses are being located in Montandon with a huge increase in truck traffic. I’d also ask for any information concerning the marcellus shale industry and Moran industries. Moran is becoming heavily involved with the gas supply industries in this area. I have heard that “maybe” he is interested in some property in Milton.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the OUE Blog by Pat Parker http://www.ouenews.org/webmaster/welcome-to-the-oue-blog/#comment-4 Pat Parker Fri, 27 May 2011 13:12:34 +0000 http://s365890149.onlinehome.us/?p=11#comment-4 What's up with the "undisclosed business" that's planning to move into the Milton Industrial Park in Montandon (home of the CSIU and others). The Standard Journal reported on 5/26 that this business would include heavy truck traffic. Marcellus Shale related? Sounds like it could be. Is anyone paying attention? What’s up with the “undisclosed business” that’s planning to move into the Milton Industrial Park in Montandon (home of the CSIU and others). The Standard Journal reported on 5/26 that this business would include heavy truck traffic. Marcellus Shale related? Sounds like it could be.

Is anyone paying attention?

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