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Resident warns West Chester council about state bill that could override local zoning for energy projects
Summary
A West Whiteland Township resident told the West Chester Public Safety Committee that Pennsylvania House Bill 502 would fast‑track energy projects and exempt them from local zoning, and urged the borough to contact state Rep. Piale before the House energy committee votes.
A resident at the West Chester Public Safety Committee meeting urged borough officials to contact their state representative about Pennsylvania House Bill 502, which she said would give a seven‑member, unelected board authority to fast‑track energy projects and exempt them from local zoning and ordinances.
Ginny Kerslake, who identified herself as a resident of West Whiteland Township, told the committee she attended hearings in…
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