Business owners are constantly looking for ways to remain competitive and take advantage of trade opportunities. Often, this means businesses will incorporate new operations or undergo expansion to generate supplemental sources of income. Before renovating or adding onto facilities to
Continue Reading Expanding Your Business may Implicate Pennsylvania’s Doctrine of Natural Expansion
Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (Act 50) which took effect on August 29, 2021. Act 50 addresses the deployment of small wireless facilities, including new utility poles to support the facilities,
Continue Reading Small Wireless Facilities in the Public Rights-of-Way: New State Regulations Impact Municipalities
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology—contemporary buzzwords dominating conversations in the modern era. But what exactly comes to mind when these buzzwords are referenced? Alternative currency? Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin? Investment? Hedging? Disruption? While these associative terms are likely commonplace, they only begin
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Manager vacancies are increasingly common, with many long-term managers contemplating retirement and others taking advantage of a very hot labor market. With tight budgets and lean staffing, most municipalities do not have the luxury of grooming a clear heir apparent.
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The Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation (“CAEDC”) is hosting a series of roundtable discussions focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on various industries across the Cumberland Valley. Panelists representing affected industries will discuss, among other things, the pandemic’s
Continue Reading Come Back to Cumberland Valley: Economy Series
Problem: A clean, renewable energy (CRE) developer is proposing to construct a solar energy project on land within a rural agricultural area of our community. We have government goals and initiatives promoting the reduction of carbon footprints by accelerating the
Continue Reading Agrivolatics: Two for One – Harvesting Crops and Solar
On June 30, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 554, which amended Pennsylvania’s open meeting law more commonly referred to as the Sunshine Act. The amendment places new requirements on municipalities for providing notice of business to be conducted at meetings
Continue Reading More Sunshine? What Do Changes to the Sunshine Act Mean to Developers?
The Commonwealth Court recently found that a Stroud Township ordinance prohibiting the unauthorized discharge of firearms in the Township did not pass constitutional muster. The constitutionality of the ordinance was challenged by a Township resident who had submitted a permit
Continue Reading Shooting Ranges Are Protected Under the Second Amendment
If you attend municipal meetings regularly (like yours truly), you know that stormwater management is a frequent topic of discussion and debate. Simply put, stormwater is the precipitation which flows off impervious surfaces during a weather event rather than infiltrating
Continue Reading Grab Your Umbrella- Here Comes the Rain (Tax)
As mentioned before in this blog, an increasing number of state and local governments are revising plans and zoning regulations to help overcome the exclusionary effects of single-family only zoning. The purpose of these initiatives is to provide additional
Continue Reading Uncle Sam Giving You More Chances to Love More New Neighbors?
