Shohola Township

RESOLUTION No. 2008-03

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SHOHOLA

WHEREAS, it is the desire and purpose of Shohola Township to maintain and promote the health, safety and welfare of its citizens;

WHEREAS; Shohola Township has made all efforts to be at the forefront of conservation and Land Use design and has enacted numerous ordinances to promote the scenic and rural character of Shohola Township;

WHEREAS, Shohola Township has learned that on June 5, 2008, PPL has proposed as Route A for the Susquehanna-Roseland Project a Route that would follow the existing Tennessee pipeline route, which would traverse through a large portion of Shohola Township;

WHEREAS, the existing gas pipeline right of way is for an underground utility service line but the proposed 500 KV line would require overhead lines supported by large towers;

WHEREAS, Route A is expected to increase the already existing Right of Way for the Tennessee Pipeline from 50 feet to at least 200 feet;

WHEREAS, Shohola Township acknowledges that approximately 200 property owners are located within 1,000 feet of the proposed power lines; 

WHEREAS, the proposed Route A passes through several large parcels in the Township which have been preserved by Conservation Easements, as authorized by the PA Conservation and Preservation Easement Act, Act 29 of 2001;

WHEREAS, THE PURPOSE OF THAT Act is to preserve open space in the Commonwealth, which is free from commercial, industrial or residential development;

WHEREAS the proposed 500 KV power line serves no direct benefit to the citizens of Shohola Township;

WHEREAS, the Route B proposed by PPL is across an existing right of way of at least 150 feet, which already has above ground lines, supported by Towers;

WHEREAS,  the Proposed Route A for the Susquehanna-Roseland Project is not in conformity with the expressed desire of Shohola Township and its citizens to maintain the pristine character of Shohola Township.

THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Shohola Township in its capacity as a municipality within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opposes the proposed Route A for the Susquehanna-Roseland Project.

FURTHER, that the Board of Supervisors of Shohola Township supports the efforts of any and all property owners affected by the proposed Route A for the Susquehanna-Roseland Project to oppose Route A.

This Resolution is adopted this 12th  day of June, 2008.

Steven Dellert, Chairman         

Henry Prigge, Supervisor

Eleanore Wall, Supervisor