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Estate of Joseph Peter Gelches, late of Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration in the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims are directed to present the same without delay to the undersigned or his attorney within four months from the date hereof and to file with the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Twenty First Judicial District, Orphans' Court Division, a particular statement of claim, duly verified by an Affidavit setting forth an address with the County where notice may be given to Claimant. Michele Gelches 2210 Mahoning Drive W Lehighton, PA 18235 or to: ARM Lawyers Yekaterina Bacenet, Esq 115 E. Broad Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 May 21,28,Jun 4
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Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 570-826-2511.
The Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP/Department) received an NPDES Permit application for Mora Solar, in Kidder Township, Carbon County. The application was deemed administratively complete on December 22, 2025. Written public comments were received during the public comment period.
The Department will hold a public hearing to accept additional comments on the documentation and plans associated with the Individual NPDES Permit Application No. PAD130054 for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to the following receiving watercourses:
Fourth Run (HQ-CWF, MF),
UNT to Shingle Mill Run (HQ-CWF, MF),
Black Creek (HQ-CWF, MF)
EV Wetlands
The applicant is as follows:
• Mora Solar, LLC, 5310 S. Alston Ave, Building 300, Durham, NC 27713-4381
• Contact: Andrew Kielaszek
The public hearing will be conducted on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 from 6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m. at the Jim Thorpe High School located at 1 Olympian Way, Jim Thorpe, Pa 18229. Representatives from the Department's Waterways & Wetlands Program, the Carbon County Conservation District and Mora Solar will be in attendance.
The Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of intent to Patrica Monahan, Community Relations Coordinator at: pamonahan@pa.gov. The Department will accept requests up to the day of the hearing. The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 5 minutes so that all individuals have the opportunity to testify. The Department can only review comments made with regard to the NPDES Permit Application No. PAD130054 documentation and plans. Written copies of oral testimony are requested. All comments, whether delivered orally during the hearing or submitted in writing will carry equal weight and consideration with DEP. Individuals attending the hearing will have the opportunity to testify if they so desire; however, individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority on the agenda.
Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Patrica Monahan, at: pamonahan@pa.gov or the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs.
The NPDES permit application documentation and conceptual plans are available for review at the Carbon County Conservation District Office, 5664 Interchange Road, Lehighton, PA 18235
at (610) 377-4894 and/or the DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA (570) 826-2511. For further information, contact Patrica Monahan, Community Relations Coordinator of the Department's Northeast Regional Office at (570) 826-2035.
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ELDRED TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION AND
LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
The Board of Supervisors of Eldred Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, hereby gives public notice of its enactment of Township Ordinances #2026-01 and #2026-02 at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Supervisors held on April 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The titles and summaries of the Ordinances are as follows:
TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE #2026-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ELDRED TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE, TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE #2014-01, AS AMENDED; AMENDING SECTION 303, DEFINITIONS, BY REVISING, ADDING OR DELETING DEFINITIONS FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT, SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITY AND OTHER DEFINITIONS RELATED TO SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION; AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING REFERENCES FROM "SOLAR POWER GENERATION, COMMERCIAL" TO "SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITY", THROUGH OUT THE ORDINANCE; REPLACING CURRENT SECTION 847 WITH A NEW SECTION 847, SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITY, PROVIDING STANDARDS SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The enacted Ordinance amends the Township Zoning Ordinance in regards to a Solar Commercial Facility (SCF), including, without limitation, the following:
Section 1. Section 303, Definitions, of the Zoning Ordinance is amended by (A) amending the current definitions for LAND DEVELOPMENT and SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM; (B) adding definitions for DECOMMISSIONING PLAN, SOLAR ACCESS, SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITY (SCF), SOLAR EASEMENT, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GLARE, and SOLAR RELATED EQUIPMENT; and (C) deleting definitions for SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY and SOLAR POWER GENERATION, COMMERCIAL.
Section 2. The Zoning Ordinance is amended by changing the Zoning Ordinance references from "Solar Power Generation, Commercial" to "Solar Commercial Facility", throughout the entire Ordinance.
Section 3. Article VIII, Standards for Specific Uses, of the Zoning Ordinance, is amended by deleting the current Section 847 Solar Power Generation, Commercial in its entirety and replacing it with a new Section 847 Solar Commercial Facility. The new Section contains comprehensive standards for a Solar Commercial Facility, including without limitation, provisions concerning:
847 Solar Commercial Facility
Purpose; Land Development; Application Requirements; Development Standards, Requirements, and Criteria; Fence; Landscaping and Buffers, Woodland Areas; Prohibited Development Locations; Ground Cover; Access and Parking; Signs; Utility Lines; Bulk and Coverage; Lot Coverage; Solar Glare; Standards and Certification; Owner and Operator Changes; Emergency Contacts; Utility Substation Proximity; Noise Limitations; Decommissioning; Notification of Township; Presumption of Discontinuance and Abandonment; Six Months for Removal; Decommissioning Cost Estimate; Decommissioning Financial Security; Landowner Responsibility; Township Intervention; Transferability; Decommissioning Conditions of the Zoning Permit; Shadows and/or Obstructions; Solar Easements; Storage of Related Equipment; Solar Commercial Facility as a Second Principal Use; and Partial Decommissioning.
TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE #2026-02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ELDRED TOWNSHIP SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE #2014-02, AS AMENDED; AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; PROVIDING A METHODOLOGY FOR THE CALCULATION OF A RECREATION FEE FOR A SOLAR COMMERCIAL FACILITY, AND THE INITIAL FEE AMOUNT; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The enacted Ordinance amends the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "Land Development" in Section 204, Specific Terms, of the SALDO, is amended to include the development of a lot, tract or parcel of land for a Solar Commercial Facility (SCF) as defined in the Eldred Township Zoning Ordinance, as amended.
Section 2. Section 620.6, Recreation Fees, F. Fee Amount, of the SALDO, is amended by adding a subsection 3 which sets forth the fee requirements for a Solar Commercial Facility (as defined in the Eldred Township Zoning Ordinance).
The foregoing is a summary only. Interested parties should review the actual text of the enacted Ordinances. The enacted Ordinances also provide for other miscellaneous matters.
This publication is intended to provide notification of the enactment of an ordinance and that any person claiming a right to challenge the validity of the ordinance must bring a legal action within thirty (30) days of the publication of the second notice.
Complete and true copies of the enacted Ordinances are on file and may be examined, without charge or obtained for a charge no greater than the cost of reproduction, by the public at the Eldred Township Municipal Building, 490 Kunkletown Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies of the enacted Ordinances are also available for inspection or copying at the Monroe County Law Library.
KING, SPRY, HERMAN, FREUND & FAUL LLC
Attorneys and Counselors
One West Broad Street, Suite 700
Bethlehem, PA 18018
By: Michael A. Gaul, Esquire
Solicitor-Township of Eldred
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing of the Board of Supervisors of West Penn Township shall be held at the West Penn Township Municipal Building, 27 Municipal Road, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, on June 1, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., for the purpose of receiving public comment on proposed West Penn Township Ordinance No. 2 of 2026: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WEST PENN TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE BY ESTABLISHING DATA CENTERS AND CRYPTO CURRENCY MINING AS USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS; ADDING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND PROVIDING SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS AND PROVISIONS FOR DECOMMISSIONING FOR DATA CENTERS AND CRYPTO CURRENCY MINING; AND PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVISIONS REGARDING VALIDITY AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE. Following the hearing, the Board of Supervisors will consider enactment of the Ordinance at a public meeting to be held not more than sixty (60) days from the second date of publication of this Notice. A complete copy of the full proposed text of proposed Ordinance No. 2 of 2026, may be examined by any citizen of West Penn Township at the West Penn Township Municipal Building, 27 Municipal Road, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, on any business day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) during Township business hours.
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