{"id":774,"date":"2018-07-24T08:40:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T13:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/?p=774"},"modified":"2018-07-24T08:40:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T13:40:09","slug":"scbwa-board-denies-toll-brothers-easement-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/index.php\/2018\/07\/24\/scbwa-board-denies-toll-brothers-easement-request\/","title":{"rendered":"SCBWA Board denies Toll Brothers easement request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July 19, the State College Borough Water Authority Board denied Toll Brothers request for an easement which, if granted, would have allowed the developer to run a high-pressure sewage pipeline across SCBWA land purchased in 2008 for water conservation, with deed restrictions memorializing that purpose and running with the land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/6.20.08-PSU-to-SCBWA-Deed.pdf\">6.20.08 PSU to SCBWA Deed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vote was 4-1, with Bernie Hoffnar, Bill Burgos, Rachel Brennan and Jason Grottini voting to deny the easement, Gary Petersen voting to grant the easement, Jeff Kern not <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">voting and not abstaining, and Emory Enscore absent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video from the meeting is available via <a href=\"https:\/\/videoplayer.telvue.com\/player\/GNduNoua2rBThhw6N4PRP9OCSPf6B2ru\/playlists\/4841\/media\/367811?autostart=false&amp;showtabssearch=true&amp;fullscreen=false\">CNET on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>It was a remarkable result, and the discussion was riveting, focused on the water board&#8217;s ethical obligations to protect public water.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also included the revelation that Toll Brothers attorneys threatened to file suit in federal court if the water board used its discretion as landowner to deny the easement.<\/p>\n<p>Background reporting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bailiwicknews.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/5-1-18-bailiwick-news.pdf\">5.1.18 Bailiwick News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bailiwicknews.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/5-7-18-bailiwick-news.pdf\">5.7.18 Bailiwick News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bailiwicknews.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/5-21-18-bailiwick-news.pdf\">5.21.18 Bailiwick News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July 19, the State College Borough Water Authority Board denied Toll Brothers request for an easement which, if granted, would have allowed the developer to run a high-pressure sewage pipeline across SCBWA land purchased in 2008 for water conservation, with deed restrictions memorializing that purpose and running with the land. 6.20.08 PSU to &hellip; 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