Harrisburg shouldn’t bulldoze rural townships. We decide what happens on our ridgelines — not lobbyists. Here are the facts and the action plan. Period.
Note: If legislators claim “local control remains,” read the fine print. If townships can’t set meaningful standards or timelines, that’s not control — that’s theater.
Blasting and deep foundations can wreck wells and springs. Without strong local rules and escrow, families get stuck. Not happening here.
Heavy trucking, cranes, and concrete. Weak road-use and bonding leaves townships holding the bag. Locals pay — developers walk.
Noise, flicker, red beacons, skyline clutter. Families lose quiet and value. Harrisburg shouldn’t get to ignore that.
We elect supervisors to protect us. HB 502 cuts their knees out so lobbyists can fast-track projects. No thanks.
Keep it short. Be firm. “Vote NO on HB 502. Protect township authority, escrow, water guarantees, and honest public process.”
Use your own words if you can. This gets you 90% there. Copy and send.
Ask your supervisors to pass a short resolution opposing HB 502 and affirming strong local standards on siting, escrow, bonding, water guarantees, blasting controls, and decommissioning. Then send it to your PA Senator and Representative.
RESOLUTION NO. ____ OF 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF __________, McKEAN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,
OPPOSING PENNSYLVANIA HB 502 AND AFFIRMING LOCAL CONTROL OVER ENERGY SITING
WHEREAS, the Township has the duty to protect the health, safety, welfare, roads, water supplies, and property of its residents; and
WHEREAS, HB 502 would preempt or weaken township standards and compress public participation; and
WHEREAS, industrial energy projects require robust local controls including setbacks, height limits, noise limits, blasting plans, escrow, road-use agreements, full-depth decommissioning bonds, and potable-water guarantees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Township opposes HB 502; urges the General Assembly to reject it; and affirms that all energy projects within the Township must comply with duly enacted local ordinances protecting residents, water resources, wildlife, roads, and property values.
ADOPTED this ___ day of __________, 2025.
Sponsors will say “no,” but the effect is the same. If the state narrows what townships can require and how fast they must decide, that guts real control.
No. It’s pro-community. Strong local standards, daylight, escrow, and bonding are common sense. Good projects can meet them. Bad ones can’t.