Lower Gwynedd Township v. Gwynedd Properties, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In this case the Commonwealth Court held that “substantial” though incomplete compliance with the statutory publication requirements of the Second Class Township Code validated Lower Gwynedd Township’s ordinance authorizing a taking of property from appellant, Gwynedd Properties, Inc., under the power of eminent domain, inasmuch as appellant was unable to establish prejudice stemming from the omissions. We reverse the Commonwealth Court and reiterate this Court’s consistent view that the statutory steps for enactment of ordinances are mandatory and…