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New Right to Know Act EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009

January 6, 2009

The new Right-to-Know Act became effective January 1, 2009. Information pertaining to the Act can be found at the Office of Open Records’ website

Case Summaries

January 5, 2009

By UTBF

Over the next few posts we’ll be including some case summaries that may be helpful to you and your land development planning. McGrath Construction, Inc. v. …

Welcome to the Municipal Section’s blog. This blog will address current laws, interesting trends and legal issues affecting municipalities, authorities, school districts, developers and property owners in and around West Chester and Chester County, Pennsylvania. Please bookmark and …

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The Firm’s zoning and land use group helps clients navigate the complex zoning, subdivision and land development process, and the myriad of regulations affecting new construction and land development. We work extensively with property owners, developers, municipalities, zoning hearing boards and planning commissions.

Attorneys in the Firm represent developers in hearings before zoning hearing boards, boards of supervisors and planning commissions. Success in these proceedings requires careful planning, coordination and preparation. We evaluate ordinances and other legal requirements to help clients accomplish their goals and receive timely approvals. We work with other professionals comprising the team on a project to coordinate the efforts of all involved and ensure that the participants know what is expected during these proceedings. Our goal is to achieve client objectives in an amicable way if possible. We are proud of our record of obtaining favorable results by being persistent and avoiding unnecessary contention. However, we are prepared to litigate disputes and adverse decisions aggressively if the situation warrants.

We represent townships, boroughs and zoning hearing boards acting upon land development applications to assist them in making decisions and conducting their proceedings in compliance with the law and the municipality’s objectives.

We enjoy a reputation for high quality work which serves us and our clients well when dealing with municipalities. Our clients benefit from the excellent rapport that we have established over the years with members of these bodies and their solicitors.

The fact that our practice also includes representing municipal bodies in land use matters provides us with invaluable insight into the land development process from the municipality’s perspective, which often proves useful in achieving results that are favorable to the client.

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New Right to Know Act EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009

Case Summaries

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