Westmoreland supervisors refer zoning case, confirm appointments and hear calls to clean historic dump and protect Pomona view shed

The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to refer a pending zoning case back to the county zoning office for further review, confirmed appointments to two local boards and recessed into closed session after hearing public comments about a decades-old dump site and a newly approved solar facility.

The board’s referral motion instructs the zoning office to determine what modifications, if any, must be made to the application and to decide whether those modifications are substantial enough to require the matter to return to the board for formal action. The board said it will hold a called meeting if the zoning office determines the changes require board approval.

The referral came after a motion was made and seconded; Supervisors Henson, McCormick, Ingram, Trivette and the chair voted in favor. The board also approved two appointments at once: (1) a wetlands board appointment (identified in the meeting as “Mr. Elgin, manager”) and (2) James McConkey to the zoning/building appeals position. Those appointments were moved, seconded and approved by the same recorded vote group.

Public comment that followed focused…