Borough of Beaver v. County of Beaver

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The County of Beaver (County) appeals from the order of the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) enjoining the acquisition of land for and construction of a new county jail in the Borough of Beaver (Borough).

Because of the overcrowding and the outmoded nature of its existing County Jail, the County, through its Commissioners, decided to replace it and build a new jail. The County proposed to build the new jail on land on which the present jail is located, as well as three adjacent residential properties. It acquired one of the residential properties and was…