Towamencin Township supervisors recently voted to adopt an ordinance that repeals the township’s long-disputed sewer sale. In August, township officials, seeing little chance the sale to PA American Water would be approved due to recent rulings by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, asked for a motion to terminate the sale. Opponents of the sale, known as “Towamencin NOPE,” argued that the township’s ratepayers would be vulnerable to steep rate increases under a private owner. The group posted to Facebook, "Our victory is a testament to the power of persistence and community spirit. We rewrote township law, pressured the PUC to change valuation rules, and ultimately stopped the sale."
Source: NorthPennNow; 10/2/2024