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Thursday, December 13, 2012

New Hearing Planned For Crematory Ordinance

An overflowing crowd attended the last hearing.

Peters Township Council will hold a public hearing on the zoning ordinance amendment to regulate crematories as a conditional use in the light industrial zoning district at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 21. The Almanac reports that the council reached a consensus that the hearing will end no later than 9 p.m. and that residents wishing to speak must register prior to the meeting. You can register by calling Thomas Gromek at 724-941-4180 or emailing MASilvestri@peterstownship.com. Comments may also be submitted in person, in writing or through a representative. A capacity crowd attended the last public hearing on the matter. Click here for a link to the pdf copy of the revised ordinance amendment. What is your take on the zoning ordinance amendment on …

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Peters Township Municipal Building and Capacity Crowd Attends Crematory Hearing

joe

7:05 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

This is exactly what our staff and council need to be spending time on. Our Twp. should have put this to a vote like the gas drilling haters. Good politics makes for bad planning !   more ›

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

News Nearby: Public Hearing on Transit Cuts Thursday

State Representatives Matt Smith and Dan Deasy will chair a public hearing Thursday to discuss public transit cuts.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Erin Faulk
  • Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Democratic Policy Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday, May 3, at 10 a.m. on the economic impact of public transit cuts. State Representatives Dan Deasy and Matt Smith, both D-Allegheny, will co-chair the hearing. "We have heard from many constituents on how the proposed cuts to the Port Authority will impact them, but the outcry from area businesses has greatly increased in recent months," Smith said. "They are being hit from both sides with reduced accessibility for customers and employees." Under the proposed cuts that would be effective Sept. 2, weekday service to Brookline would be reduced, and Saturday service would be eliminated. The Greentree Express, as well as service to Banksville and Mt. Washington, would be …

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