Washington, PA Officials Try to Stop Marcellus Boarding House
In early February MDN told you about the rank hypocrisy of those in Washington, PA who are trying to block the rehabilitation of an old, unused and in-disrepair convent from being converted into housing for Marcellus Shale workers (see Marcellus Prejudice on Display at Washington, PA Church). The story has advanced since then. Seems that a second developer has picked up the property from the original buyer with the same thought. The new developer, Phive Starr Properties, is proving to be a tad more assertive.
Phive Star had the gall to tell Washington officials last week that there's a big old hole in their zoning laws and that by provisions in their own laws the city can't keep out a boarding house in the former convent property. Which has city officials "scrambling" (and butt covering) to see if there's anyway they can still prevent it...
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