Well you never know where a municipal law practice may take you. I spent last Monday flying to Arkansas on a chartered jet. The purpose of the trip was to view a housing complex for gas drilling rig workers that
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Jeff O. is a legal professional who publishes blog content focused on municipal law and related regulatory issues. The posts often address practical challenges faced by local governments and public entities, such as compliance with open records laws, land use and zoning matters, infrastructure impacts from natural resource extraction, and municipal ordinances. The blog includes case law analysis, regulatory guidance, and reports on site visits relevant to municipal governance. It serves as a resource for municipal officials, legal practitioners, and stakeholders involved in local government operations and public policy implementation.
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Right to Know Applies to Volunteer Fire Companies
On April 3 of this year the Office of Open Records made a final determination on an appeal under the Right To Know Law. The matter was captioned as Scott Pierce v. Morris Township and Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company…
Marcellus Shale Part 2
The other issue that has recently developed as a result of the Marcellus Shale play stems from the installation of pipelines or transmission lines from the wells. Some municipalities havve been approached by companies to use the municipality’s right of…
Marcellus Shale Impacts on Rural Municipalities
I was fortunate enough to speak to one of our Councils of Government meetings last evening. My topic was some of the impacts being felt by rural communities from the exploration/ extraction of gas from the Marcellus Shale in our…
Municipal Law Colloquium
I’m spending today and tomorrow in Hershey PA for continuing legal education dealing with municipal law
Pennsylvania Construction Code Litigation Update
Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced its decision in several cases which had been consolidated on the appeal. The cases involved the use of third party agencies to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act…
Agony of Defeat Revisited
If you have followed my blog back in February, I posted about losing a case involving the township auditors in a surcharge action. I spent last week preparing my appellate brief for the Commonwealth Court and just sent it out…
Buckwalter Update
Back in February, I had posted about the Buckwalter case which upheld an ordinance that changed the compensation of the Borough Council. On September 3, 2008 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted allocatur and will hear the appeal from the Commonwealth…
Prevailing Wage Act Part 2
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that road milling and resurfacing projects fall under the definition of “public work” in the Prevailing Wage Act. Now, Townships will now be required to pay the prevailing wage for some…
Prevailing Wage Act Applies to Road Milling/Resurfacing
The Commonwealth Court has issued a decision which could significantly impact municipal road budgets. In Borough of Youngwood v. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Appeals Board, 983 A.2d 1198 (Pa. Cwlth. 2007) the borough milled and resurfaced five streets at a cost…