Towamencin residents sue to stop township from selling sewer system.
rallied political opposition against a proposed $115 million saleActivists in Towamencin Township employed a novel legal strategy to try to stop the sale — by asking voters to prohibit such a deal through a change to the municipality’s governing structure. That effort appeared to score a big win in May, when voters narrowly approved new governance, known as a home rule charter, that says it specifically prohibits such a sale.
But residents opposed to the idea organized a ballot initiative asking voters to create a commission to determine whether the town should rewrite its governing charter in an effort to block the sale. In November, the initiative was approved with 61% of the vote. Voters elected seven members to the panel, each of whom was aligned with a slate called Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts.
, a five-member board that regulates Pennsylvania’s water, gas, electricity, and other utilities. PUC would have to approve any rate increase following a public process designed to balance the needs of consumers and companies. The board of supervisors has said the relevant legal issue “is whether a prospective law can upend a contract.”
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