Wattsburg Solar Project

What you need to know

Requirements in the Sunshine Act for Public Notices

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Do you remember the signs posted for the public hearing about the solar project? If you saw them at all, you were probably one of the few. You might think they didn't want you to see them. Advertisement for public hearings If you go to the Venango Township website and look at the exhibits listed from the hearing, one of them is the advertisement the township placed in the … [Read more...]

Venango Township Must Obey the Sunshine Act When Discussing the Solar Project

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When government officials are trying to sort out the details on issues like the solar project, it's easy to forget that discussions and decisions must take place in public. Pennsylvania Sunshine Act It's almost humorous that legislation called the Sunshine Act governs the decision making process for this solar project, but the act itself is very serious. Simply stated, the … [Read more...]

Does Venango Township Want You to Know About This Project and Public Hearing?

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Whenever a Pennsylvania township or municipality is going to hold a public hearing for rezoning or conditional use on a particular property or several properties, the procedure is to post two notices in the newspaper of general circulation for the area in question, usually what is called the "newspaper of record," and also to post signs around the properties at regular … [Read more...]

What is the Wattsburg Solar Project?

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Many, perhaps most, residents of Wattsburg and all of Venango Township recently discovered there are plans for an 1100 acre solar project to be constructed on properties just north and west of Wattsburg. The planning has been under way for quite some time with leases and purchase options already in place with the property owners involved. For a project of this magnitude, you … [Read more...]