Telephonic Evidentiary Hearing
November 14 through 17
November 14 through 17
Please take the time to show your support for Marple Township by listening to the Telephonic Technical Evidentiary Hearings on November 14 to 17, 2023. It has been determined that there will be no “in-person” testimony; the entire proceeding will be held over the telephone, and anyone can listen and attend the meeting.
To participate in the conference,
- You must dial the toll-free Conference number below (866.566.0649)
- You must enter the PIN number below (83345259) when instructed
- You must speak your name when prompted, and press #
- Then, the telephone system will connect you to the hearing
Passcode: 83345259
Just because there is an ugly twelve inch diameter steel pipe sticking out of the ground on the Corner of Sproul and Cedar Grove Roads, many people seem to think that this project is a done deal. It Isn’t. The PIPE may be there, but there isn’t the regulators, heaters, generators, and other equipment have not yet been installed. This fight has been going for about three years now, and we are not giving up now. Please take the time to show your support for Marple Township by listening to the Telephonic Technical Evidentiary Hearings on November 14 to 17, 2023.
For more background information, please see This Brief Review, and/or This TimeLine of Events
PLEASE DONATE!
Since June 15, over $900 has been collected. It's a good start, but the goal is to pay for expert witnesses to support the defense of the Cedar Grove Corner.
Since June 15, over $900 has been collected. It's a good start, but the goal is to pay for expert witnesses to support the defense of the Cedar Grove Corner.
THE CLIMATE CONNECTION
At a time when we should be transitioning AWAY FROM Fossil Fuels, the proposed Gas Expansion Plant at the Corner of Sproul and Cedar Grove Roads is an investment in transitioning DEEPER INTO Residential Natural Gas Consumption.
At a time when we should be transitioning AWAY FROM Fossil Fuels, the proposed Gas Expansion Plant at the Corner of Sproul and Cedar Grove Roads is an investment in transitioning DEEPER INTO Residential Natural Gas Consumption.
The Pre-Hearing Conference was held
on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, at 9AM
With more than 60 calls in attendance, there was a good show of support at the Pre-Hearing Conference, but the decisions made indicate that we have a difficult job in this court.
Schedule of Litigation
The Schedule of Litigation shows what the next steps are in the case. The current schedule suggests that June to September will be about discovery, with the Evidentiary Hearings occurring in Philadelphia (and Telephonically) on November 14 through 17.
The Schedule of Litigation shows what the next steps are in the case. The current schedule suggests that June to September will be about discovery, with the Evidentiary Hearings occurring in Philadelphia (and Telephonically) on November 14 through 17.
Precedent
On March 19, a seven member panel of PA Commonwealth Court judges unanimously decided that the PUC had erred in its decision, and remanded the case back to the PUC, with the following instructions:
"...that it issue an Amended Decision regarding Intervenor PECO Energy Company’s “Petition... . . . For a Finding Pursuant to 53 P.S. § 10619,”
which must incorporate the results of a constitutionally sound environmental impact review... "
On March 19, a seven member panel of PA Commonwealth Court judges unanimously decided that the PUC had erred in its decision, and remanded the case back to the PUC, with the following instructions:
"...that it issue an Amended Decision regarding Intervenor PECO Energy Company’s “Petition... . . . For a Finding Pursuant to 53 P.S. § 10619,”
which must incorporate the results of a constitutionally sound environmental impact review... "