Union Township
Recent News About Union Township
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White Deer Township zoning board files for summary judgment in row over rejected application
WILLIAMSPORT – Following a similar move from Verizon, White Deer Township’s Zoning Hearing Board has also filed for summary judgment in a suit which claimed a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania violated federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone tower, and that the denial prevents a sizable area from obtaining its wireless telecommunications services. -
Verizon pursuing judgment against White Deer Township zoning board, says denial hurts local customer base
WILLIAMSPORT – Verizon has filed for summary judgment in a suit which claimed a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania violated federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone tower, and that the denial prevents a sizable area from obtaining its wireless telecommunications services. -
Man who refused to pollute Monongahela River settles wrongful termination suit against municipal entities
PITTSBURGH – A wrongful termination suit from a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River has settled litigation with the West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority and other entities. -
White Deer Township zoning board argues Verizon's variance application to build a cell phone tower was insufficient
WILLIAMSPORT – A municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania counters it did not violate federal law in denying Verizon the opportunity to build a cell phone communications tower, rather that the company did not meet the proper burden of proof for obtaining a necessary variance for the construction. -
Verizon alleges that White Deer zoning board violated law in denying its cell tower construction application
WILLIAMSPORT – Verizon is pursuing legal action against a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania, for allegedly violating federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone communications tower. -
Monongahela River pollution update: Union Township says wrongful termination suit is purview of West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority
PITTSBURGH – A wrongful termination suit from a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River is the burden of the West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority, according to Union Township. -
Monongahela River pollution update: Union Township also disavows liability for man's firing
PITTSBURGH – Much like West Elizabeth Borough, Union Township argues it is not liable for the termination of a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River. -
Monongahela River pollution update: West Elizabeth discounts responsibility for firing of man who refused to dump sewage there
PITTSBURGH – West Elizabeth Borough argues that since it was not the employer of a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River, that it cannot be held responsible for his firing. -
Plaintiff who blew the whistle on alleged illegal dumping into Monongahela River says he was fired
PITTSBURGH – A West Elizabeth man says he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to follow a directive that he alleges would have resulted in raw sewage being illegally dumped into the Monongahela River. -
Texas resident accuses trucker, company of negligence
PITTSBURGH — A man from Katy, Texas, is suing Ward Trucking LLC and Ronald H. Whisman, tractor-trailer owner and driver, alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.