The Planning Commission meets the
1st Wednesday of each month @ 7 PM
in the Pine Grove Township conference room
located at 175 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove.
Planning Commission Members:
Emergency Management
Alfred Benesch & Co.
David Horst, Engineer
Ryan Fasnacht, Engineer
Plans are required to be submitted 30 days prior to a meeting date to the
Township Office located at 175 Oak Grove Road.
Plans are to be folded and submitted with the proper
fees.
Application for Appointment to Boards, Commissions, Committees
Subdivision & Land Development Plan Effective 12-1-2008
One of the most important powers and responsibilities of local government is its authority to plan and guide growth of municipal
services and public improvements so that development occurs in an orderly, rational and reasonable manner.

A planning commission assists local elected officials in carrying out these important
responsibilities. Commissions can gather data, analyze information, coordinate efforts and educate its citizens regarding the best
choices for the community.

All of these activities aid local elected officials in their decision making process for future development.

Working together locally, Pennsylvanians can begin growing and living smarter.

A planning commission can be a resourceful forum by holding public meetings and/or hearings to filter concerns and ideas from
citizens. It can also serve as a useful board for new or innovative concepts.

A commission can then report its findings and recommendations to the governing body for legislative action.

Planning commission members give the governing body an opportunity to expand its contact and understanding of community
concerns by doubling or easily tripling the number of eyes and ears turned to community interests. Everyone benefits and is
better served.

meeting those identified needs.

The process demands that all interests be considered and then balanced.

Members of a planning commission can play a crucial role in identifying, analyzing and balancing environmental, economic and
human interests. In combination, these interests represent the very fiber of our democratic process and our quality of life.

By careful planning, we can determine how to best promote proper use of land, provide for the efficient movement of people and
goods, preserve our natural
resources, and achieve the most appropriate and economical use of our natural and human resources.

All of these resources are important to the welfare of our communities. Local  governments have been delegated the power to
plan and guide the way these resources are utilized.

Members of local planning commissions can assist our municipal officials in many significant ways.

Excerpted from the Department of Community and Economic Development Publications  (DCED)
(The Planning Commission in Pennsylvania Planning Series #2)
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Planning Commission
Meeting are held on the
FIRST Wednesday
of each month

July 2012 meeting will be
held on July 10

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Meeting dates are subject to
changes and/or cancellation.
Any changes or cancellations
will be advertised in the local
newspaper and/or posted on
the door at the
Township Building
Planning Commission Secretary

Cynthia Hummel

570-345-4202 Ext 21

pgtown2@comcast.net
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Frank Fox
Chairman
2014
Thomas Daubert
Vice Chairman
2016
Ray Stump
Member
2013
John Stahl
Member
2015
Kurt Wessner
Member
2015