Garretson v. Stonycreek Township

CASCIO, J.,

This matter is before the court on a local agency appeal filed pursuant to the provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. §751 et seq. Petitioners, Dennis Garretson and Kathleen Garret-son, husband and wife, have appealed a decision rendered by the solicitor of the township of Stony-creek, respondent, acting as a hearing officer, upholding the actions of the township sewage enforcement officer who denied a sewage permit for which petitioners had applied.

We heard this matter de novo, because a full record of the proceedings before the hearing officer was not made available. See 2 Pa.C.S. §754(a).…