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PITTSBURGH – A Whitehall Borough store owner’s lawsuit alleging that local policy towards skill machines and mechanical device licenses is being selectively enforced against him in violation of state and federal law, will now be heard in a Pennsylvania federal court.

Reply PA Sen. Carolyn Comitta asked other state senators to support a change to the Pennsylvania Borough Code requiring a quorum of council members meeting in person for municipal meetings. (Colin Miner/Patch) HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Sen. Carolyn Comitta (D-156th) wants support in allowing for remote municipal meetings to continue, without a requirement that a quorum of board members meets in person. The Senator sent a memo on June 8 to all state senators asking for their support in c...

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has a rich assortment of topics on its Monday evening meeting agenda — though not all of them are scheduled for discussion by default.

Harrisburg, Pa. – A bill to allow municipal officials to meet remotely even after the COVID-19 emergency ends was introduced on Friday in the state House of Representatives. Title 35 was changed last April to allow municipalities to remotely meet during disaster emergencies but boroughs must resume in-person meetings once the current emergency ends. The bill introduced by Rep. Perry S. Warren (D-Bucks) would amend Title 8, the Borough Code, so that remote participation alway...

State Representative Jim Struzzi has introduced legislation that would change the way municipalities handle storm water management. House bills 1287 a...

Opposition to the potential sale of the sewer system in Conshohocken gets more organized March 5th, 2021 | By Kevin Tierney Those opposed to the potential sale of Conshohocken’s sewer system have created a Facebook Group to help organize the effort. The group is Conshohocken Opposes Privatization Efforts. The main point of the opposition is that any sale would result in rate increases that would be greater than a publicly owned system. While Borough Council has stated that a potential sale ma...

A rendering of the new building that will be built on the Griggs Corner parking lo in Princeton across from the library. The project will include shops and eight apartments. None of the units will be affordable housing units. A former Princeton Borough requirement that all new housing projects include a set aside of 20 percent of the units for affordable housing was inadvertently left out of an agreement that settled a five-year lawsuit between the municipality and the non-profit advocacy group...

Ben Thomas Jr., Greencastle mayor So as you know I author my report to you on Sundays. Guess what (as the grandchildren say all the time) it’s snowing! I’ve been working most of the day from home with snow emergency declarations and logistics. Tina and I made two pots of coffee so far. So ... join me, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy our conversation. We change the clocks March 14 with spring arriving March 20. Now that’s exciting. Two weeks ago, I wrote that I would discuss planning. That�...

“Within the borough there should not be any farm animals,” council member Renee Carey said. In a Dec. 18, letter shared during the meeting, South Coatesville police Chief Kevin Pierce wrote that the resident at 146 Modena Road was in violation of borough code, which says it is unlawful to keep any domestic animal other than a household pet. The code defines a household pet as “animals normally and ordinarily kept in or permitted to be at large in the dwelling of its owner.” ...