PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Office of Administrative Law Judge
P.O. BOX 3265, HARRISBURG, PA17105-3265 / IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OUR FILE
September 19, 2014
Caernarvon Township Supervisors
2147 Main Street
Narvon PA 17555
RE: Application of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation filed Pursuant to 52 Pa. Code Chapter 57, Subchapter G, for Approval of the Siting and Construction of the North Lancaster-Honey Brook #1 & #2 138/69 kV Transmission Lines
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Docket No. A-2014-2430565
Dear Supervisors Van Dyke, Hartranft and Martin:
This letter is in response to a letter dated September 11, 2014, signed by you and directed to the attention of Mr. William J. Rountree, P.E., and copied to the Secretary of the Public Utility Commission regarding your concerns about the siting of the transmission line listed above. I am the administrative law judge assigned to preside in the case.
Please be advised that the case listed above will determine whether to approve or disapprove the proposed siting of the line in question. I am enclosing a copy of my prehearing order as well as the scheduling order which came out of a prehearing conference held in this matter just yesterday.
It appears from your letter that you wish to express your concern to the Commission on this matter. Please be advised that only evidence properly presented as part of this proceeding will be considered in making a determination regarding the Company's application. Commission records reflect that you have not intervened in the case, and, therefore, you are not a party. Your letter does not meet the minimal requirements of admissible evidence and is not part of the official record.
A communication such as your letter regarding an ongoing formal proceeding must be sent to all parties to the case in order to cure what is essentially an ex parte communication. Therefore, this letter is being sent to all parties along with a copy of yours and both will be included in the Commission's official file in this matter.
Should you determine that your interests justify participation in the formal proceeding, you are advised that a municipality requires the representation of an attorney licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and you are advised to seek counsel. In addition, you have missed the deadline for intervention and must be prepared to meet the legal requirements for late intervention in a Commission proceeding. In the alternative, you can obtain the agreement of each other party to your intervention and indicate on your petition that no existing party has an objection to your late intervention. If your intervention is granted, you will be held to the same litigation schedule as the other parties, which appears in the Scheduling Order enclosed.
Any further contact from you directly to me must be copied to all parties of record to this case. Your procedural inquiries may be directed to the legal supervisor of the Office of Administrative Law Judge, (717) 703-3822.
I hope that this information is helpful.
Sincerely,
Susan D. Colwell
Administrative Law Judge
Enc.
CC:
Christopher T. Wright, Esq. (for PPL Electric)
Christopher Arfaa (for J. Roys Inc.)
Merle and Sharon Eberly
Paul and Michelle Bias
Randolph and Terri Kring
Audrey Imhoff
Phares M. Hurst
Secretary's Bureau
APPLICATION OF PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
A-2014-2430565 –FOR APPROVAL OF THE SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH LANCASTER-HONEY BROOK #1 & #2 138/69 KV TRANSMISSION LINES IN LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.
A-2014-2430579 - FOR A FINDING AND DETERMINATION THAT THE SERVICE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT THROUGH ITS PROPOSED EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENT OVER A CERTAIN PORTIION OF THE LANDS OF J. ROYS INC., C/O MR. GRANT WISE IN BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FOR SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED NORTH LANCASTER-HONEY BROOK PROJECT IS NECESSARY OR PROPER FOR THE SERVICE, ACCOMODATION, CONVENIENCE OR SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
A-2014-2430582 - FOR A FINDING AND DETERMINATION THAT THE SERVICE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT THROUGH ITS PROPOSED EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENT OVER A CERTAIN PORTIION OF THE LANDS OF MERLE Z. EBERLY AND SHARON EBERLY IN BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FOR SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED NORTH LANCASTER-HONEY BROOK PROJECT IS NECESSARY OR PROPER FOR THE SERVICE, ACCOMODATION, CONVENIENCE OR SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
A-2014-2430635 - FOR A FINDING AND DETERMINATION THAT THE SERVICE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT THROUGH ITS PROPOSED EXERCISE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EASEMENT OVER A CERTAIN PORTIION OF THE LANDS OF PAUL D. BIAS AND MICHELLE BIAS IN BRECKNOCK TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FOR SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED NORTH LANCASTER-HONEY BROOK PROJECT IS NECESSARY OR PROPER FOR THE SERVICE, ACCOMODATION, CONVENIENCE OR SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC.
REVISED 9/19/14
CHRISTOPHER T WRIGHT ESQUIRE
DEVIN T RYAN ESQUIRE
POST & SCHELL PC
17 NORTH SECOND STREET 12THFLOOR
HARRISBURG PA 17101-1601
Accepts e-Service
DAVID B MACGREGOR ESQUIRE
POST & SCHELL PC
FOUR PENN CENTER
1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD
PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2808
PAUL E RUSSELL ESQUIRE
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
2 NORTH NINTH STREET
ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Accepts e-Service
CHRISTOPHER M. ARFAA
CHRISTOPHER J. KNIGHT
HAWKE MCKEON & SNISCAK LLP
100 NORTH TENTH STREET
PO BOX 1778
HARRISBURG PA 17105
(For J RoysInc)
Accepts e-Service
RANDOLPH KRING & TERRI KRING
1427 OAKLYN DRIVE
MOHNTON PA 19540
C-2013-2343256
AUDREY IMHOFF
184 BOULDER HILL ROAD
MOHNTON PA 19540
C-2013-2343022
PHARES HURST
290 EAST MAPLE GROVE ROAD
NARVON PA 17555
C-2012-2301873
MERLE & SHARON EBERLY
1328 OAKLYN DRIVE
NARVON PA 17555
A-2014-2430582
J ROYS INC
935 STONE HILL ROAD
DENVER PA 19517
A-2014-2430579
PAUL D & MICHELLE BIAS
215 BOULDER HILL ROAD
MOHNTON PA 19540
A-2014-2430635