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Local Government
A federal emergency order allowing PJM Interconnection to run backup generators beyond normal pollution limits to prevent mid-Atlantic blackouts expires Friday, Oct. 16, after unseasonably warm weather collided with scheduled fall maintenance across the grid serving Whitemarsh, Plymouth and Whitpain townships.
Local Government
Local Government
Plymouth Township's Zoning Hearing Board voted 5-0 on Sept. 21 to grant Conshohocken a noise variance for a planned public works facility at 680 Colwell Lane, clearing a key hurdle for the borough's effort to consolidate its scattered operations into a single 43,000-square-foot site.
Local Government
Montgomery County Republican Committee Chair Liz Ferry asked the election board to restrict ballot drop box hours to daytime only, citing 2024 data showing no overnight use at most locations. The request splits commissioners along party lines as 18 boxes, including one in Lafayette Hill, opened for the Nov. 3 election.
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