Buchanan Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. v. Franklin Township

SPICER, P.J.,

Plaintiff is anon-profit corporation organized as a volunteer fire company to fight and control fires in Buchanan Valley, Adams County, Pa. Defendant is a second class township within Adams County.

The Board of Supervisors of the township adopted a resolution on April 17, 1980 which refused to sanction plaintiff as a volunteer fire company. The resolution described in detail the policy considerations which prompted the actions but did not forbid plaintiff from engaging in firefighting activity.

However, the solicitor for the township wrote a letter to plaintiff on April 21, 1980.…