This blog has written previously about the conflict in Haddonfield Township that resulted when a private developer put forth a plan to purchase the campus of a private school and convert the property into a drug and alcohol treatment center. The neighbors organized...
Neighborhood Improvement Zone challenged in federal court
Philadelphia and many other cities in Pennsylvania provide economic incentives to persuade developers to construct new buildings. One of the most common of such incentives is the creation of a zone in which property taxes are lowered and low interest loans made...
Sunoco pipeline faces opposition in eastern Pennsylvania
Sunoco Logistics, LLP, a large petroleum and natural gas pipeline company, is going ahead with plans to begin construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline from West Virginia across southern Pennsylvania to its terminal at Marcus Hook on the Delaware River north of...
Philadelphia developers open to listening and compromise
This blog has taken note of a number of disputes involving neighbors' objections to the plans of developers that threaten an older neighborhood with what the neighbors view as unacceptable change. On several recent occasions, however, Philadelphia developers have...
