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North East Township Adopts New Zoning Ordinance

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North East Township Supervisors, during their Monday meeting, voted to adopt the revised zoning ordinance under consideration for the last two months. Two public hearings resulted in some minor changes from the draft presented to supervisors by the planning commission. The previous ordinance had been in effect since 2014. North East Twp Final Zoning Map2024 […]

NE Township Still to Take Action on Zoning Updates

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During Monday’s NE Township supervisors meeting, the zoning ordinance update was discussed. Due to some confusion, the changes decided upon after the public hearing held before the last meeting had not yet been made to the ordinance and now will be made and completed before the next meeting on November 4th. The final version must […]

NE Township Zoning Update Hearing Results in Additional Change Requests

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Before the regular supervisors meeting, during the public hearing for the zoning updates, a presentation was made by Char Kerr explaining the process the planning commission followed along with a list of areas addressed. Afterwards, a number of requests were made for further changes or clarifications to the ordinance. Township resident Amanda Steeneck had questions […]

Township Supervisors Set Tentative Date for Public Hearing on Zoning Ordinance Update

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At their regular Monday meeting, North East Township supervisors were asked about the zoning ordinance updates currently under review. Supervisor Russ Lafuria said he had decided on three changes to the ordinance as submitted by the planning commission. Solicitor Tim Wachter said he would make the revisions and the final version would then be presented […]

NE Township Zoning Map Reflects Proposed Changes in Zoning Ordinance

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Some changes were made to the North East Township zoning map that define the areas where the proposed new zoning regulations apply. The Renewable Energy Overlay that lies across southern North East Township was previously the area designated for wind energy, but now includes solar energy. Any potential development of renewables is to be located […]

Preliminary Layouts for Remington Road and Route 20 Solar Project Sites

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For a better understanding of the locations and layouts for all six solar sites on Remington Road, please review these diagrams. It must be stressed, these are preliminary plans and may change as the planning process continues. As shown, you can see the Remington Road east and west projects are really a single installation to […]

NE Township Planning to Consider Four Solar Projects on Remington Road

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During this coming Monday’s planning commission meeting, Westwood Professional Services and Forefront Power will present four proposed solar projects to be located north of I90 and both east and west of Remington Road. Remington-West (1&2) parcel 37-025-088.0-006.00. 2,000 KW AC and 3,000 KW AC solar array systems. Remington-East (1&2) parcel 37-025-084.0-001.00. 2,000 KW AC and […]