The wave of system sales came in the wake of a change in Pennsylvania law dealing with how the value of such facilities is calculated. Enacted in 2017, Act 12 allows municipalities that own water and wastewater systems to sell their systems to regulated public utilities at a fair market valuation. Approval of a home rule charter, which would allow residents to vote on municipal system sales, will be on the ballot for Towamencin Township voters May 16.
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Scottish Borders Council has decided not to oppose plans for one of the world’s biggest offshore wind farms in the world earmarked for its doorstep – despite raising concerns over its visual impact.
Ohio State University will soon be home to a ground-based copy of a space laboratory planned for a new commercial space station. The Ohio-based lab will be a replica of the George Washington Carver Science Park, a key science component of the “Starlab” next-generation space station. This CMC forum features an in-depth look at how this new facility landed in Ohio.