Winter prep: Know how to report outages to your utility provider
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding residents to prepare for winter weather in advance by gathering supplies, keeping phones charged and knowing in advance how to contact utility providers about outages.
“The combination of snow, ice, high winds and falling temperatures has the potential to disrupt utility service,” PUC Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille said in December. Time spent on planning and preparing before a storm can go a long way toward keeping yourself and your family safe when severe weather hits.”
PPL’s outage map is available here: omap.prod.pplweb.com/omap.
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LOWER MAKEFIELD Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater has completed a good-faith payment of $3 million toward the purchase of the municipal wastewater system of Lower Makefield.
The company announced in September that it had signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the municipalityâs wastewater assets for $53 million. The pending transaction is subject to Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approval.
âThis good-faith deposit, will help Lower Makefield Township meet its 2021 budget obligations while the transaction makes its way through the regulatory approval process with the Public Utility Commission, said Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewaster President Marc Lucca.
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âIn addition to the assurance of reliable wastewater service provided by experienced licensed operators and engineering professionals, another benefit of this transaction is that the proceeds from the sale will enable the township to direct the funds to areas they identify as most in need,â
Commonwealth Court has upheld a decision by the Luzerne County Court that overturned Dorrance Twp.âs denial of the Preserve at Blue Ridge Trailâs application to build a planned residential community around the existing Blue Ridge Trail golf course.
The order, filed Monday, upheld the Dec. 12, 2019 decision of Senior Judge Kenneth W. Seamans, Susquehanna County, who was specially appointed by the Luzerne County Court.
The Preserve plans to develop approximately 135 acres of its 546-acre property as single-family dwellings on one acre lots. A planned residential development allows a developer to meet overall density and land-use goals without being bound by rigid zoning requirements such as minimum lot size and use categories. It also encourages preservation of more open space than traditional developments.