Carroll Township Board of Supervisors v. Department of Environmental Resources

CRAIG, President Judge.

The Carroll Township Board of Supervisors (township) appeals an order of the Environmental Hearing Board (board) dismissing the township’s appeal from an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (department) requiring the township to adopt certain ordinances pertaining to sewage facilities planning.

The township presents the following issues on review: 1) whether local governments, such as the township, are the exclusive bodies vested with legislative authority in planning, zoning, and other such functions and thus have the authority to approve…