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Commissioners approve coal lease for about 378 acres in Mount Carmel Township
Summary
The board approved a coal lease with Blashek Coal Corp for strip mining on approximately 378 acres of county mineral parcels in Mount Carmel Township; the action was recorded as a motion and carried with no detailed debate on record.
The Northumberland County Board of Commissioners voted July 1 to approve a coal lease with Blashek Coal Corp for strip-mining rights on roughly 378 acres across three county mineral parcels in Mount Carmel Township.
The motion approved a coal lease described in the meeting as covering the David Kennedy, Richard Tooney and Mary Davidson tracts—identified as county mineral parcels M-70, M-69 and M-68. The motion was presented and carried with the clerk recording "Moved. Seconded. Any question? All in favor state aye. Aye. Motion carries." The meeting minutes record the action as an approval vote.
The lease was presented by staff on behalf of the county engineer; no staff speaker from the engineer's office spoke publicly in the segment recorded in the minutes. The chair called for the vote and the board approved the lease; the minutes label this as an approval motion.
Discussion versus action: the transcript records the formal approval vote; there is no substantive discussion recorded in the meeting minutes about environmental review, reclamation requirements, lease terms, royalties, or permitting conditions during the meeting segment provided.
Clarifying details recorded at the meeting: the county described the tracts as "approximately 378 acres" across three named parcels (M-70, M-69, M-68) located in Mount Carmel Township and identified the lessee as Blashek Coal Corp. The board recorded the action as a ratification and moved to approve the lease at this meeting.
Because the transcript did not include statements about permit status, environmental protections, royalty rates, or related regulatory approvals, those details were not reported by commissioners in the meeting and are not included here.
