STOP THE STATE POWER GRAB

Who knows your town best? Is it you or Harrisburg? Does Tom Corbett know where your grandfather crosses the road or where your children ride their bikes? Does the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) know which houses in your community are daycare centers or which corners are used as school bus stops? Does the General Assembly understand traffic and parking in your town? Does the out-of-state gas industry value what you value?

HB 1950 and SB 1100 aim to take away our right to local self-government and we, as Pennsylvania citizens, petition our Representatives and State Senators, in the strongest possible terms, to defeat this legislation. It will cause irreparable harm if it becomes law.

These bills effectively outlaw any attempt by local municipalities to pass zoning ordinances that would take local concerns related to gas drilling into consideration.  They want to pull the rug out from under your right to local self-governance. Why should this one industry be afforded such luxury?

All citizens of the Commonwealth should flood their representative’s offices with phone calls, emails and letters in opposition to this greedy power grab. The people have the right of local self-government and their elected local officials have the sworn right to protect the health and safety of the residents in their communities. Usurping those rights goes against everything that is Ameri

Regardless what some in Harrisburg might think, we do have an inalienable right to local self-government and we will let that be known.

Contact your representatives before November 14 to tell them to vote no on House Bill 1950 and Senate Bill 1100. All state legislators contact info can be found at:  http://www.legis.state.pa.us/

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