ML20083B041
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 12/16/1983 |
| From: | Sugarman R DEL-AWARE UNLIMITED, INC. |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In The Matter of PiiILADELPHIA ELEC,TRIC COMPANY :
Docket Nos. 50-352 50-353 (Limerick Generating Station, :
-Units 1 and 2)
APPLICATION OF DEL-AWARE UNLIMITED ET AL UNDER SECTION 2.206 Petitioners hereby renew their requert that the staff reopen the construction permits heretofore granted, as well as the interim initial' decision of the Lic.ensing Board dated March 8,
- 1983, regarding supplemental cooling water, and aver as the basis thereof the following:
1.
In its comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement Operating License for the proposed project, dated August 15,
- 1983, the US Environmental Protection Agency brought out the fact that the EIS fails to deal with the information that has.been developed recently regarding the adequacy of water _ in the Delaware River.
This is the subject which the-NRC had committed-to cover in the EIS in
'its letter dated December 16, 1980 to the Delaware River Basin Commission, on the basis of which the DRBC approved the project in February, 1981, without an EIS.
The staff letter of January 5,
1981 to the applicant bears out this undertaking.
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As found by EPA, the failure to complete this commitment, which was the basis of EPA'acceeding to the DRBC action, is a serious and fatal defect, and requires rectifi-cation before the operating license can be properly ap-3
- proved, and before the -EIS can be finalized.
It also precludes reliance on the DRBC approval as final and bind-ing.
Among other things, the DRBC itself reserves the right to reopen _the docket based on the findings of this Commis-i sion, and that reservation is operational at this time as a result of the Commission's failure to deal with the subject in.the EIS, as found by EPA.
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Since a source of supplemental cooling water is essential to the' operation of
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. circumstances which have come into existence in the last few
. weeks.regarding the likelihood of completion of the water diversion project require that an alternative source of supplemental cooling water be obtained immediately. (infra) 4._
Test fuel load is now apparently being planned for i
October, 1984, and while supplemental cooling water will not likely be necessary until the Spring of 1985, regulatory processes must be begun in order to be completed in time for the Limerick need.
5.
Adequate water exists to handle Limerick's-needs 4
at the Blue Marsh. Reservoir, but although. PECO has stated
- that it will take an alternative source of water if one is offered to it, it has taken no action to secure 'he Blue Marsh supply.
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6.
The events which have made it likely that PECO will not have the Po' int Pleasant diversion available in time are especially the Ordinance passed by the Bucks County Commissioners on November 18,
- 1983, in which the
' Commissioners voted to take over the Point Pleasant project, d
having previously announced their intention to halt it.
A copy of -the Ordinance and the Commissioners' previous announcements (May 18, 1983, September 21, 1983) is attached as Exhibit A.
7.
In addition; the staff previously accepted the assurance of the Director of the NWRA in an affidavit, in determining that the NRC need not consider all the primary and secondary consequences of the Point Pleasant diversion as being attributable to Limerick.
That affidavit stated that NWRA would build the project even without PECO.
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It is now clear, as a result of'the Commissioners' ordinance, that the project will not be completed without the participation of PECO.
Indeed, on November 29, 1983, PECo' sued the County and NWRA seeking a mandatory injunction to ' compel construction.
A. copy of PECo's complaint is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Therefore the PECO project is 4
the operative cause of all the primary and secondary effects of 1 Limerick,. previously described in Del-AWARE's previous Petition and supplemental Petition under Section 2.206.
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Accordingly, based on the new circumstances, that Petition should now be granted.
Since PECO sued the County and NWRA seeking a mandatory injunction to compel its construction, the diversion facilities should now be considered as a facility under Section 103 of the Atomic Energy
- Act, requiring a construction permit.
A copy of the Court's Order is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
9.
In addition, this Commission has never analyzed the physical impacts of the construction of the Point Pleasant project.
On May 21, 1983, there occurred a major
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rockslide, which caused upwards of one million dollars in damages, and threatens to reoccur.
The draft EIS indicated the potential for hillside collapse after completion of construction, and this condition also will continue.
Furthermore, there has been substantial physical damage to the area from construction, all of which the Licensing Board refused to consider in the operating License proceedings.
In the circumstances, reconsideration -of the physical impacts on the environment of construction of the Point Pleasant diversion are required.
10.
In addition to the foregoing, the effects not identified at the construction permit stage on the East Branch of the Perkiomen have been now identified in detailed testimony before the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission and Environmental Ilearing Board.
Copies of these transcripts are available to the staff on request.
Based on this testimony, it is clear that there will be a significant (4)
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amount of erosion and destruction of stream habitat as a result of the construction of the project.
Based on all the foregoing, it is respectfully submitted that the NRC should now grant the Section 2.206 petition and reopen the Limerick construction permit proceedings.
Because of the imminence of construction and decisions by this and other agencies, it is respectfully requested that a decision on this Petition be rendered within 30 days.
Respectfully. submitted, f'
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ROBERT J.
SUGARMAN Of Counsel SUGARMAN & DENWORTH 121 S. Broad Street Suite 510 Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 546-0162 Dated:
December 15, 1983 185 (5)
u CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have served a copy of the fore-going Application of Del-AWARE Unlimited Et Al Under Section 2.206 by mailing a-copy of the same to the following persons this 8th day of December,.1983.
l Christine N.
Kohl, Esq., Chairman Administrative Judge r
U.S. huclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Stephen F. Eilperin Administrative Judge U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Reginald L. Gotchy
' Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Ann Hodgdon, Esquire Benjamin H. Vogler, Esquire U.S. Nuclear-Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Troy B. Conner, Jr. Esquire Conner and Wetterhahn 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C.
20006 Edward G.
Bauer, Esquire Vice President & General Counsel Philadelphia-Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn.:
Chief, Docketing & Service Branch Washington, DC 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Charles W. Elliott, Esquire Brose and Poswistilo 1101 Building i -
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Mr. Joseph E.
Johnson, Chairman De a: Mr. Johnsori:
Please be advised that we, the Bucks County Commissioners, hereby withdraw approval cf contracts for the ?oint Pleasant ?tmping Station and Ccmbined Transmission Main heretofore executed between Nesha:r.iny Water Resources Authority and Mergentime Corporation, We:-t: Engineering Company, Reiter Construction Company, Inc. and Philips Brothers Electrical Contractors, Inc.
This action is taken pu: suant _ to Article I, Section 1.02 of the Agreement and Lease between the N, ',.'. R. A. a.nd'the County.
~Ve are demanding that the Authority i= mediately terminat~e construction at the site, and to terminate the Aut ho:-it y 's contractual obligations involving the Point Fleasant Pumping Station and Combined T:ansmission Main.
We are fu-ther di: ecting that the Authority take app: opriat e legal steps to amend the Trust Indenture, Agreement and Lease to eliminate the Point ?ieasan Pumping Station and
-Combined Transmission Main from the "?roject".
Also, please be advised tha: we are notifying the Montgomery County Commissioners that we will not be fulfilling our contract 'with Montgome: y ~ County to supply water from the
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'Je-are also by separate communication notifyins
?h11adelphia Electric Company that we are t e. mir.at ing our cont:act with them to operate the Point Pleasan Pumping Station.
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ORD* NANCE NO. 59 AN ORDIN ANCE SIGNIFYING Tif E INTENTIONS OF BUCKS COUNTY TO ACQUIRE TiiE PROJECTS OF Tif E NESH AMINY WATER RESOURCES AUT!!ORITY UNDER TiiE PROYlSIONS OF Tile t.1UNICIPALITY AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1945.
lie IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Deard of County CommI55ienats of Exks Cet nty, Pennsylvania. AND IT IS !!EREBY ENACTED AND ORDA!NED by the r.uthr,rity of the Doard of Commissioners as follows:
Section 1.
On June 13, 1966, by Ordinance No.11 of Bucks County, the B:ard of Ccmmissioners of Bucks County, Pennsylvania established a municipal authority under the provisions of the f.lunicipality Authorities Act of 1945 (Act of f. lay 2,1945 P.L 352, as amended) known as the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority.
Section 2.
The initial projcets which the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority was authorized to undertake included: to acquire, build, construct, improve, ranintain T'
and operhte, own, lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, flood control projects, low head dams, water works, water supply works, water distribution system, lakes and appurtenant parks, recreation grounds and faellities.
Section 3.
The Neshaminy Water Resources.'.uthority was originally crested by the Bucks County Commissioners in part because of then applicable limits on long-
. terst borrowing by a County, which limits could be lawfully evaded by the creation of a municipal authority.
Section 4.
Since the time when the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority was organized, changes in applicable law, including the Local Government Unit Debt Act, have occurred which make any borrowings of the Nesharniny Water Resources Authority a part of the stated and acknowledged debt of the County of Bucks, thereby clim'rsting one of the original purposes for which the Neshaminy Water Reso rees Authority was crentcd.
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The Neshaminy Water Resources Authority has est-b!!M.ed es its first
[roject the construction and acquisition of facilities for the control of floods. develop-ment of water resources, the conservation of soil, and assistance to secreatien, including the enastruction and acquisition of reservoirs for the purposes of water supply and f! rod control and the construction of one or more intakes end pumping stations to take water from the Delaware River, and the construction of parks and recreational facilities edjoininp certain of the reseryoirs. The project, subsequent to its initial design has
!;cen expw!NI to include construction of a water treatment plant and certnin pumping f,icilities for treated water.
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The project, as undertaken by the NcShaminy hter Resources
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Section 7.
Bucks County now desires to acquire the project, pursuant to Section 321(A) of the Municipality Authorities Act.
Section 8.
The reasons for Bucks County'r !n'ention to etquire the project
'nclude the results of a referendum question on the f. lay 17, 1983 primary ballot, the oncerns of the Bucks County Commissioners over the terms of certain contracts which reg' sire the issuance of bonded debt for a longer term than is thought possible er
. practical, and their desire to have direct control over the terms and fincncial ir.apact of the project.
Section 9.
Bucks County assumes all of the obligations, contracts, assets and liabilitics of the Ncshaminy Water Resources Authority with respect to the project, and the proper officers of the County are authorized and directed to take such actions and execute such documents as are necessary to assume all obligations incurred in connection with the project.
Section 10.
All bonded indebtedniss previously ineu'tred by the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority shall, upon adoption of this O.-dinance, be secured by t'he full faith and credit of the County of Bucks.
Section 11. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or rescinded.
DULY PRESENTED AND ENACTED at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Bucks, Pennsylvania, held the day of
,1983.
Attest:
Elaine P. Zettick', Chairman
~6ty Chief Clerk
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Please be advised that we, the 3ucks County Cor.mi s s ion e rs, hereby terminate the County's obligation unde: the Neshar.iny Wat er Supply System Wate: Sales Agreement dated January 14', 1981 to supply water to your County from the Point Pleasant Pumping Station.
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EXHIBIT ~"B"
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUCKS COUNTY DANIEL J.
- SULLIVAN, Plaintiff, and PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v.
- COUNTY OF BUCKS, et al.,
No. 83-8358 Defendants.
COMPLAINT IN EQUITY OF PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 1.
Plaintiff-Intervenor Philadelphia Electric
' Company ("PECO") is a corpora tion organized and existing under the. laws of Pennsylvania and has its principal place of business at 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101.
2.
Defendant County of Bucks
(" Bucks County") is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
3.-
On or about June 13, 1966, Bucks County established, by ordinance of its Commissioners, the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority ("NWRA"), pursuant to the.
Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 ("the Act"), 53 P.S.
. SS 301-322.
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On or about February 12, 1980, PECO and NWRA entered into a written agreement, entitled Agreement Between the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority and Philadelphia Electric Company for the Construction and Operation of Water Supply Facilities ("the Construction and Operation Agreement").
This Agreement was approved in writing by Bucks County.. A copy of the Construction and Operation Agreement is attached as Exhibit F to the. Complaint filed by plaintiff Daniel'J. Sullivan in this action and is incorporated herein by reference.
5.
The Construction and Operation Agreement provides, inter alia, for.'NWRA to construct (or cause to be constructed) and to operate.certain water facilities adjacent to the Delaware River at Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania ("the Project").
The Project is a component of the Neshaminy Water Supply System, which is the result of two decades of planning and review by government authorities and is designed to serve various water needs in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, including public water for Central Bucks County and Central Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The Project is also designed and intenced to provide supplemental cooling water for PECO's electric generating plant presently under construction at Limerick, - Pennsylvania.
The Construction and Operation Agreement provides that the Project shall supply water sufficient to meet PECO's needs for the Limerick plant, as set forth in the Agreement, in an amount up to 46 million gallons per day,.as needed.
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The Project constitutes an essential component for supplying supplemental cooling water for PECO's Limerick station.'
The Project, or various aspects thereof, including the.present design of 'the supplemental cooling wa ter system, have been the subject of approvals and permits issued by or pending before various federal and state agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Department of Environmental Resources, and the Public Utility Commission.
7.
To date, PECO has inves ted approximately 2.7 billion dollars in the Limerick facility.
8.
The Construction and Oper ation Agreement provides, in paragraph 16, that the Agreement shall not be assigned by NWRA to Bucks County except to the extent necessary to permit Bucks County to operate and maintain the Project, and Bucks County, by its Commissioners, signified its approval of the-Agreement and accepted its terms and conditions by joining in its execution.
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On or about January 14, 1981, Bucks County, NURA, and Montgomery County entered into a written agreement, entitled Neshaminy Water Supply System - Wa ter Sales
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A copy of the Water Sales Agreement is attached as Exhibit E to the Complaint filed by plaintif f _ Daniel J.
Sullivan in:this action and is incorporated herein by l.
reference.
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The Water Sales Agreement provides, inter alia, that Bucks County shall construct, or cause to be constructed
.by NWRA, certain water facilities, including the Project.
11.
The Water Sales Agreement specifically recognizes the Construction and Operation Agreement and PECO's rights thereunder, and it contains provisions to safeguard PECO's rights under the Construction and Operation Agr eement.
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Pursuant to the two Agreements, NWRA entered into several contracts for construction of the Pro ject.
The aggregate amount of these construction contracts is in excess of 11 million dollars.
Cons truction work on the Project commenced on or about January 10, 1983, and is in progress.
13.
On or about May 18, 1983, Bucks County, by its Commissioners, sent letters to NWRA, Montgomery County, and PECO, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits A, B,
and C,
respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
14.
By these le tters, Bucks County purported to terminate and abrogate its obligations under the Construction and Operation Agreement and the Water Sales Agreement.
It further demanded that NWRA terminate construction of the Project and terminate NWRA's obligations under the two agreements, and it purported to withdraw its approval of NWRA's various construction contracts for the Project.
15.
On or about May 25, 1983, the Bucks County Commissioner s unanimously passed a Resolution purporting to terminate Bucks County's participation in the Project and to
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terminate its obligations under the Water Sales Agreement and the Construction and Operation Agreement.
16.
On or about June 20, 1983, Bucks County commenced an action in this Court against NWRA (No. 83-04408), seeking a prelimiriary and permanent injunction against all further construction of the Project.
Preliminary relief was denied by the Court on July 14, 1983.
17.
Since May 1983, the Bucks County Commissioners have repeatedly made public declarations, including sworn depositions by a majority of the Commissioners in this action, of their intention to prevent further construction and completion of the Project, and to impose an immediate sixty-day moratorium on all construct ion, pending further steps to terminate the Project.
18.
On or about November 18, 1983, the Bucks County Commissioners passed Ordinance No. 59 of Bucks County.
A copy of Ordinance No. 59 is attached as Exhibit G to the Complaint filed by plaintiff Daniel J.
Sullivan in this action.
19.
In Ordinance No. 59, Bucks County purports to:
(a) acquire the Project from NWRA, pursuant to S 18(A) of the Act, 53 P.A.
S 321(A) (erroneously cited in the Ordinance as S 321(A) of the Act); and (b) assume all the obligations and contracts of NWRA and respect to the Project.
20.
Pursuant to S 18(A) of the Act, Bucks County cannot acquire the Project from NWRA unless, inter alia, it
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21.
Despite Bucks County's purported a ssumption of all obligations with respect to the Project, Bucks County and its Commissioners, by their public declarations, have made evident that chey in fact have no intention of fulfilling and performing the obligations of NWRA under the various contracts relating to the Project, including the Construction and operation Agreement and the Water Sales Agreement, but rather have adopted ordinance No. 59 in furtherance of a scheme, plan, and program to terminate the Project.
22.
Bucks Coun ty, through its Commissioners, passed Ordinance No. 59 with the specific purpose and intent of preventing and interfering with the perf ormance of the Construction and operation Agreement and the Water Sales Agreement, and thereby impeding and obstructing PEco's rights under those Agreements.
23.
The halting or cancellation of the Project would cause irreparable harm to PECO.
There are no feasible alternative sources of cooling water available that would permit the operation of PECO's Limerick plant to commence without substantial delays.
Even if an alternative source can be found, it would be subject to lengthy delay for design and lengthy proceedings for approvals by various governmental authorities, including the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Environmental Resources.
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The Project is a unique work, the loss of which to PECO would not be wholly compensable in damages.
25.
A moratorium on construction would irreparably delay completion of the Project because of permit limitations on when certain phases of the construction can be car ried on.
26.
Even if the Project is eventually constructed or if an alternative source of cooling wa ter ultimately becomes available, PECO will have suffered substantial damage by reason of the delay in the operation of PECO's Limerick plant caused by Bucks County.
27.
A year of delay will add approximately 400 million dollars to the cost of the Limerick facility.
The full extent of the delay and, therefore, the total damages that would be sustained by PECO as a result of Bucks County's actions to halt the Project are not presently ascertainable because of the uncertainty as to the time and cost required to obtain the necessary approvals for an alternative source of supplemental cooling water and to design and cons truct such a l
facility.
28.
In addition to the foregoing, the cost of replacement power because of delay in the commercial operation of the Limerick plant is estimated to exceed 185 million dollars per year.
29.
Total damages to PECO and its customers as a result of the foregoing could substantially exceed two billion dollars.
O t.D CO UNT I Invalidation of Ordinance No. 59 30.
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 29 above are incorporated herein by reference as if set out in full.
31.
Ordinance No. 59, insofar as it pertains to the
- Project, is invalid because it was adopted in bad faith, since Bucks County does not intend to perform the obligations of NWRA wi th respect to the Pr o ject, including the obligations of NURA under the Construction and Operation Agreement and the Water Sales Agreement, as recuired by 5 18( A) of the Act.
32.
Paragraph 16 of the constructior and Operation Agreement, specifically approved by Bucks County and its Commissioners, prohibits any assignment by NWRA to Bucks County, except to the extent necessary to permit Bucks County to operate and maintain the Project.
Accordingly, Bucks County has waived any right that it may have under the Act to assume the Project during its construction phase, and Ordinance No. 5 9 is to that ex tent invalid.
33.
Ordinance No. 59, insofar as it pertains to the Project, is invalid under S 14 of the Act, 53 P.S.
S 317, because the revenue bonds issued by NWRA with r espect to the Project have not been finally paid and discharged.
34.
Ordinance No. 59, insofar as it pertains to the Project, is invalid because it purports to compel NWRA to convey the Project to Bucks County, in violation of the provisions of the Trust Indenture between NWRA and Doylestown
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A copy of the Trust Indenture is attached as Exhibit C to the complaint filed by plaintif f David J. Sullivan in this action.
35.
Ordinance No. 59, insofar as it pertains to the Project, is invalid because it is not in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Unit Debt Act, 53 P.S.
SS 67 80-1 to -609.
36.
PECO lacks a complete and adequate remedy at law.
WHEREFORE, PECO requests that the Court enter an order:
(a) declaring Ordinance No. 59 to be invalid insofar as it pertains to the Project; (b) preliminarily until final hearing, and permanently thereafter, enjoining Bucks County, and all persons acting on its behalf, from taking any action to assume ownership or control of the Project or any part thereof, or to compel NWRA to convey or release to Bucks County ownership or control of the Pro ject or any part thereof, pursuant to or under color of any authority purportedly granted by Ordinance No. 59, or from taking any other action to halt, prevent, impede or delay the construction or completion of the Project; (c) in the alternative, enjoining Bucks County, and all persons acting on its behalf, from taking any action to assume control of the Project or any part thereof until construction is completed;
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(f) granting such other and different relief as is just.
l COUNT II Injunctive Relief for Anticipatory Breach of Contract 37.
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 36 above
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38.
By its aforesaid conduct, Bucks County has unequivocally repudiated its obligations under the Construction and Operation Agreement and the Water Sales Agreement and the obligations of NWRA, which Bucks County has purported to assume, under those Agreements.
39.
PECO lacks a complete and adequa te remedy at law
.for Bucks county's anticipatory breach and repudiation of its contractual obligations.
4 WHEREFORE, PECO requests that the Court enter an order:
(a) preliminarily until final hearing, and permanently thereafter, enjoining Bucks County, and all persons acting on its behalf, from taking any action to assume control.
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of or to halt, prevent, impede, or delay the ccnstruction or completion of the Pr oject; (b) in the alternative, appointing a receiver for the Project until cons truction is completed; (c) awarding PECO its damages for Bucks County's anticipatory breach and repudiation of its obligations; and (d) gran ting such other and d if f erent r elief as s
is just.
COUNT III Injunction Against Tortious Interfer ence by Sucks County 40.
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 39 above
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41.
By its letters dated May 18, 1983, by passage of Ordinance No. 59, and by other means, Bucks County, by its Commissioners, has willfully and maliciously interfered and attempted to interfere with and prevent the per formance of NWRA's obligations to PECO under the Construction and Operation Agreement.
42.
Bucks County has taken these actions with full knowledge of itWRA's obligations to PECO under the Construction and Operation Agreement and with the express intent of causing a breach of the Agreement.
In this regard, Bucks County has i
acted without any legal justification and is guilty of willful misconduct.
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O u-WHEREFORE, in the alternative to Counts I and II, PECO
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-(a) enjoining-Bucks County, and all persons acting on its behalf, ~ from interfering with or seeking; to
' interfere with, _ prevent, or delay performance of the Construction and_ Operation Agreement; (b) awarding PECO its damages sustained by the tortjous. interference committed by Bucks County thus far; and
- (c) granting such other and different relief as is'just.
COUNT IV Specific Performance of the Construction and Operation Agreement 43.-
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 42 above are incorporated herein by reference as if set out in full.
44.
Bucks. County's purported termination of the Constr uction and Operation Agreement is without authority, good
.cause, or legal justification or excuse.
All conditions
-pr ecedent to - the obliga tions imposed by the Agreement on Bucks
-County and on NURA (which obligations Bucks County has
' purported to assume) have been satisfied.
45.
PECO lacks a ecmplete and adequate remedy at law.-
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' WHEREFORE,-in-the alternative.to Counts I and II, PECO
- requests that' th e Cour t - enter an order
(a)
. declaring that-the Construction and Operation Agreement remains in full force and effect; (b)
' directing Bucks County to specifically
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perform its obligations and thoce of NWRA under the Construction;and Operation Agreement; (c) prohibi ting Bucks County, and all persons acting on its behalf, from taking any action to impede, prevent or delay _theLconstruction and operation of the Project, in accordance with - the Cons truction and Operation Agreement; (d) ' awarding PECO its damages fo'r the delay in
.per ormance of the Construction _ and Operation Agreement. caused f
by Bucks County's actions;-
i (e) directing such' further action as is:
necessary or appropriate.to implement the mandate of the Court, including, if necessary, the appointment of a receiver for the Project; and (f) granting such other and different relief as is just.
COUNT V Damages for Breach of the Construction and Operation Agreement 46.
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 45 above i
are incorporated herein by reference as if set out in full.
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WHEREFORE, PECO requests, in the further alternative, that judgment be entered in its favor and against Bucks County f or such damages as ar e sustained by PECO by reason of Bucks County's breach of the Construction and Operation Agreement, in an amount to be determined at tr ial.
COUNT VI Specific Performance of the Water Sales Agreement 47.
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 46 above are incorporated herein by reference as if set out in full.
48.
PECO is an intended third-par ty beneficiary under the Water Sales Agr eement.
49.
Bucks County's purported termination of the Water Sales Agreement is without authority, good cause, or legal justification or excuse.
All conditions precedent to the obligations imposed by the Agreement on Bucks County and on NWRA (which obligations Bucks County has purported to assume) have been satisfied.
50.
PECO lacks a complete and adequate remedy at law.
WHEREFORE, in the alternative to Counts I and II, PECO requests that the Court enter an order:
(a) declaring that the Water Sales Agreement remains in full force and effect; O-O (b) directing Bucks County to specifically perform its obligations and those of NWRA under the Water Sales Agreement; (c) prohibiting Bucks County, and all persons acting on its behalf, from tak ing any action to impede, prevent or delay the construction and operation of the Project, in accordance with the Water Sales Agreement; (d) awarding PECO its damages for the delay in
. performance of the Water Sales Agreement caused by Bucks i
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County's actions; (e)- directing such further action as is necessary or appropriate to implement the mandate of the Court, it e
including, if -necessary,- the appointment of a receiver for the Project;'and n
(f) granting such other and different relief as is just.
COUNT VII t
Damages for Breach of the Water Sales Agreement i
51.
The averments of paragraphs 1 through 50 above are incorpora ted herein by reference as if set out in full.
WHEREFORE. PECO requests, in the further alternative, s
that judgment be entered in its favor and against Bucks County F
'for such damages as are sustained by PECO by reason of Bucks i
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Howard Gittis ~
Ber np'r d Chanin Jeffrey S.
Saltz OF COUNSEL:
WOLF, BLOCK, SCHORR an d SOLIS-COH EN Twelfth Floor Packard Building y } /./
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
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(215) 977-2000
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d hd t W. Na_imont POWER, BOWEN & VALIMONT 102 North Main Street Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 (215) 345-7500 Attorneys for Philadelphia Electric Company 1
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VERIFICATION VINCENT S.
BOYER hereby states that he is Senior Vice President of Philadelphia Electric Company and, as such, is
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authorized to make this statement on its behalf, and that the facts set forth in the foregoing Petition of Philadelphia Electric Company for Intervention are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
This statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.
C.
S.
S 4909 relating to unsworn f al s if ica t ion to authorities.
/M VINCENT S.
BOYER V
Date:
November 28, 1983
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A N D R t.% L. W A R R l'N; l' ice.(Aelemen
( A A1. k. FON ASH Iiay 18, 1983 Philadelphia-Electric Company 21st and Market Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103
-Attention:
Mr. Vincent Boyer Vice' President
Dear Mr. Boyer:
Please-be advised that we, the Bucks County Commissioners r -are-hereby -terminating our contract with you to operate the Point ?leasant Pumping Station pursuant
-to the_ Agreement between the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority and Philadelphia Electric Company dated-February 12, 1980.
Very truly yours, nL
. Elaine ?.
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, Chairman-Ah-
.indrew L. Warren
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for a terr.porar) restrat.;rg order A heartng Cour.ri o at % i At h Coer, A. pan As,-
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m as he d cr. Nes emt er79. 1992 At the be gin-F.orary. eli A id !$1 (Cc.P.tne e.uh Codr1 F?
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n:r.g of the hearing Th!'ade*p?ta Eset;tte 15 ell. In t.* st rase t' e Cc:.rwr= e a'th Court C4.rt 3H o H:.e er 1*.e ca.:} tuti!*at t
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Ce:r.;any IFECC) as e eu as the North Ferut held that the to er court did riot err la t.a;; e.
d t'.s fa-tr t*S ca.i is the a e VIater Cerr;&n) a*id the No-th 9 ales R ster dis:-hsteg the se*Jrt nr. r at ta vs tso:.ght cf t'.e cr*f.sr. e tr q_e s'.1:r Ne attem ta
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to Interserie er. the side of the plaintiff.
Its ordmance krider LP.ip secuen The Coert er.ent l'at t?!ran e Obli.s4 U.en se
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held t h a t, mandarrus represerting an be f.e t?pt-r"ent of ece:ract 7:gY.s l' i 7 p e-,4 ',,,*i
'i.'. U ;n estt) and 1:Lemise sought a terr.porary ee-e s t r a or d tr.a r) eerr.ed) s hleh sllt not be Cw.:y labes oser the pro}ect awes s r
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grar.ted in doebtful cases and mil! 1sese only debla and c!!.or cM'gaDer,s er d tha Pa i 'M 21."* *"
At the heartrg evidence was prescatted on obere tPere is clear and spectfle legal r:ght pu,aeds la fift!! the trrtatt t!?:ga93
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- a behaU of the platrit1tl se m eu as the Authert-In the p!stattff and a correspondtrg dut; ln
- hlch it w ould ther. t a g e ate.e.ed Tr hya p
t), PECO and the two meter compnles No defendant. tw platt:uff a rtght was not sufD.
etently clear.That tese man distirgvished by ergard ta ehe p;atrt!*f a cor.*ertme nr. t?
thrvet of t d;F.,-. aM < y*j evidente m as presented by the County se t:sti).a aru:!;ato > tres:
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althoagh the deposinone of corn r.lsa:or.ers ~ an cptnton o this court in io.er So.srPa, pron bj the Cesnt3 tseei tron car:sta r.t1 e
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- V Carl For.ast and Andres Rarren aare ensde, yoneshsp $oayf e'$ spe% sors e f omer $owth-a'. ate mente pr.adt b} the Co.n?) Cc rIrissio r.,
gart of the record on behalf et the 3daintiff.
a mprom Tomashap Abascipal Autherary. 30 ers. stich a e pr't al record, a'c the de;ee l'4 M. e*
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- as the pattion of the p!al.nuff Beche Ce t Rep 76 (:Dt2).
tier.s of tr,th Ossrm!sste.rers Feresh ar
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Dat on the pre.ent s:ste of the record the On thle reeerd there are teserol B a rren Ce:r.fr.tntor.er H arne ir Me depee ordinence mas of no effect because the d:sttrgutahtng features To begin 312.,in t!an ettar!) ar.d uneg. hora!!y ter.:f.ed ths f,,C '. * :y} <'.
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County is ulthout power to assume the Amiss, it was noted tFat there had beer. ne II is h'a trt:93rie once the ord.rance is impi.
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prejs:t and the obt:gstions of the Authority.
etarprance u tth the 1.ersi Coserr. ment Unit enented to stop the greject and tree
,g' K that w hat the Ceant) purpo J to do seald be Debt Art, the Act of Aprt:21.1976. P L 126.
t a-lo.;s of the coat'far.s er.tered ints b} n
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as tr.frir.gement of cor. tract ral r g*.te under he 82. Secuen 3. 63 P.5 sis?! et seg. pre-A at'ority land Ir. esme raaes the Cean ) a a
.e..,,.4 M* L poh:bitions of the United 5:ates and Penn.
1; r.1 ar) to the ses.mption by the Co nty of neu} H:=eier. Cc:-rse:cse ro sat sa s)han!a Const*tuttor agatr.st tar.ratrment of U., debl ebligatter.s e? the Airport AuthoMty.
ames het lese Isr.?.rt r.t g Epertlat!}. t
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eent an, and.further that irreparable hann In this rose ar$ en this record. It la es'.ab-m as h!a tes'.;;.ory t$at he den' red trat th f *;.. % *A.* i seuld tesult If the County mere le tale eter l's'.ed t'st it'e Cour.t) err.;Det s'f'.t !?.e pre
- p tjeet be s'2;ted 1*st I? st his tr.tettion a g $ d ['..s*j theprtject and the e-suing obl: gat &ons esions of this Act, or ratter 917 pre 6ecessor.
Ine t:rne of the deps: tion 3 as sr.erely L.
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A prettminary tr.juncuem oID lesse only le 34 3 oI:.h res).ect to the 1.ond inder.tures of declare a ma'atonam e' et de}s en the eer r?e 'f.J.. h ',-
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obere there is an urgent necessity to oesti the Autherfly and that is evidenced by a etturuon l'.self, pa's.a'st to the ccrainscue tr. jury shleh tantiot be corr.per. sated for by certificate of temp!!ance tesved by the e:mtract ar.d t?.en a% r pt te mege!' ate on-Q Q* $ ?"]
daer.sges and should meser be aserdei Department of C4-s.mer A*stra.
a"e.athe 317. the ec-tract g parties It 1 Mi< 1 encept then the rigMa of the platnt!!f are The reart in at.f.% 3 se !! hem tse centert ed far from CItar Inst ?!a deps.s?. log tra!It b f.T.f 3'-51 clear. It should not losse unless greater sitt and to same estead arrtied Section 3d, his 1-:etien 6 fer at circ 6frewnces tr ra 7,. -t t a u., -
't. jury *Ill be done by rervetrg it than by 63 P.5 312. er the b'ur.scip!!!) AuthoMttee est bres-h the sa%s cet atte st:r. FECX p.T O, - o grattfrg it. Neimme v. D aon,353 Pa. 88 Act and read t?at secuen togeu.er eith Sec.
and Mo.tgomery Co.*.ty. Af*,$e.gh r. rr e) be g fi*te{.*
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that it is retessar) to present inimed:ste Sout'a'rrten Tea r ship case E ssentally g'f' ' ".p~.-)- a. ~ b. 3 j
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" staggering damages" 11, the The NWRA's be,ard of directors -
l M J.E,. W county breached contracti for the. stIl change in Ja.nt;ary w ben the
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' justify hadng the, court interfere'. [ Johnson", capires. The commis.
~_. d-water system were not enough to term of it.s chairman, Joseph E.
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uith the action of another branch ' aloners p!an to replace Johr: son.
y W,4w '.a M b?,3.-j of government...Q..',i e i*f g, ',31th someone a tUir:g to back them.in their efforts to " te g'W.0:~& M;if. "
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sea ic'c"aras,rs coasS:.tes saaxo9sicution, Pa.112 (16f B). It to mot s.?f.ttent ttat ef C.+ h.. C e;;=mer.ts f.* agree m.*.h Lt.e utf u-a of the t st-
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I tr, te Ef.ncura !! sees, a: this Cr.-23 were treaches TLere man 19estee ehes leg ef t af fa!;t. s,r atsee o, em e r.
g se gis, seed:r ge t seet. pts the tertriariy regardtr.g the da:-aget f.,e to the frier s. Th.~#de b5.a. s.--a The q,est:n of e pity. 7tas far !be T.sard et CM.:.O s..el,,.la.s r, e4 1 of entract arg.:ren Cearly ectitrattar Famsell These latter f a. ages, the e t,*:m of the atta et a legTsUse t.edy
't.!:e g State s att Ser.,ts} h anta alos.gh run?.ing 1: te seierst m!*lten dCars.
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the t'. ate or 1:e Lt.?ti of lotal ears *ftute irreparable tajur). Nem es er.
act la s hi:} in the e n t-t'ne of t' e tr f a:re.
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tr.e fist reartet ts antic 1; ated to be ready for of ges e rr.rr.er.1 has i ett abweed. w e r.e) 12 L,E d D* 5; CaIT);.'e%hg a lefras, afiPa 398 c,wauar."m.r*1me in the late sammer of interfere and ee;:est agstrist ctpreesise er 3111 tr.
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ey.o s ch e f fr. f* *se ;ruee,t r ge.O,y,y 3 Ref.com Ceep. s. Sor sgh of IDL4. s puid r-ealt in dattages e* appres.l-art trar) a ctics. Sir.areg
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- s. hi e es er. U.e 6 1) tl Irg C a' taa saks is dellsered and the searter put trio dut) of tNs to rt to emerute the teg stat:se et hte traer.t::r is 6.g g u g y e
.%s 'ar ta t*'s ease fs tre s*rptos eparateon QJite ebvn:cs!). If the uttarnate a t1! tr the mav.er g restr!! ed ir. e'.at.,ter ao e
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.arce tr. gm" inst Na acttans have o are to octw and It were to take PECO ar.y-lor.g as ne tor.a'!!ati at p.visten is vWat.
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t as get t) the Ccsnty to trrple-e here from tee to f;se } ears as test:f ed, to ed. rega-dkes of the tsidshig'as to stat theof a ya-Urular er d er, t'e f. s* !?r f a) of Jana*y Tr.e gerer e:et *d ts re;* ace tut ord'rance. Obrl.% sly tJere seald find an atterr.ause e.srce of coo!tng sater case or whether our erblon elcher han I:les for ng t,e g Atrsrent e? est.t act r* Dis if the for its resetor, the earnages are not enly lee e6tht to be coincides etth that of the g
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.es eser the project. sesames a5, prc* ably trre;. arable. (to the tampa 3ere of teg! stature. Chester School g),sfescf's Audd.
s tat the artists of t!.e B:ars or (
3 other oWgatioca. and then Bachs County as sett as PECO) bat in fact set Pa 203(1930)J
.., Corr.rr.!,swe e si:: te is 7,.vg ep; the eer. tract segauens stagge-trig. Homeser, untu a suf: tenent and The meano chosen by the Lef stature must to r.2.;
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.e.:d thea hase sessa.ed. The. odepate record enn be er.ade la ee'.abitsh, be reassnably den?gned to achtete perminal-take the set.e a-the y!ainu:!a cortantion in this clearty and wr.equivocaDy tr.at this la that ble ende Hometer, the role of the judiciary e,se.!:al1. a.r. artictr ato 3 breach may reasorably be ar.uc! pated to occur, we in scruttr.lateg the parttenlar approach tr.to t** lef
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set) based Toft certa!z pubHs do not be:leve Dat a teer.porary restratr.ing, elected t>> the legtalatlee body to a limited The fo eget g s'.eid not be ce4-3 a tr.ede by tr e Cc.r.13 C6r-tr.tsstem.
order is appreprtate et, pent a clear sheeng one.% e do pot, at the lastation of a d'agrun-, any say as a deter.rt st or l'at 6 are not of record, asia the deposb of rig %t..
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7 Ued tampaper er taxpaj ere. resesess the *16-appre;r:ste record the irjactlei oth Co:netselorers Far ash and.
De t.ellese that the dettaton se reached 1s-dam and espe 6ency of atterr.attse enethode, or gh: o I;; rs: fL-at.; 1 e g ar:ted. 5 e ornst!ssioner 5 arret tr his depeak day to not only cons? stent o9th but dictated of nMr.g pubtle prot: ems It is the province tene m PeSer er act. 6:::. ate'y, y and snega vocally testfied that - by the constituuonal principle of eers'ation of the LegYature ar.d not the J.dc!ary to de-e odd be a tas's sg :. w hich te p.ng i Coat 's setma ir ar.e-;nr.g to tat enuan once the ordtrance is trnple-of po.e s and the Jutclal principle of judi-ter:rtrm the menee necenear) te con! ent and 3
e etsp (he project and brecen cral restraint. It is presumed that rrunletpal sols e public probierns Oar ingatry to 1*mited the p to:t are sr.'swful. ice are su t*.e cer. tracts entered tras by the eff:cers act properly for the puttle good.
to a deterer.tr.ation of w hether tre means deler. ire at t' a St.e U.at t?.e sti;r selected are so de:ecnetrab!? arre es ant to taler t3 the Cuety in the t t;.re..!
(ard tr, nor.e cases tre Ceanty as do5.e son e rhvaoctph.a. 430 Pa 60 (19s0, and ~
eteer, Cererrdesbr.er Tsrash ess N,a= e f.'pper Morpomery fo.nf Aarharwr.
the policy of the 1.egleleture as to be the3 r a) te. s::: tase c.e e*tect of I as6 Pa set (1650). Courts etil not sit la art?trar) and trrattual Festo e free,f s-leg t arw.e of C.e ec itract r'sJ t**
e,&.t.oaythco ntra Esser *'atly. It tes re t?at he itet ed trat the eevlee of municipai act>ons insolving discre.
n,a Nv sing Home ican Ascac3. eso Pa.1 H IN.: krrot g U.ne re n:.ere. = e e
. e.c;;.ed but t$.at his tMe!nos at Don, tr. the absence of proof of fraud. co:lu-0s 33 As see s'ated in lea 6er s. faneti. att are sistie is de;e tr.t-e st:r e.!*:ter of the depes : ten e as merely to stoc. Bad faf:h or arbhrary action equatte.g Pa 22 f!H9):
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ty. t'at the e 3 :*: t.e irrepa-atie tarin rr.o storism of S: days on *.he con-an abwee of discreuen d'umewche.n v. Fdts.
"t'r. der the e3 stem of ditselos of For 1;e fewg 1 g reseca e e de; ;
weit. purs.snt to the car.aVwrUna bu sh Housing AuMonts. 376 Pa 6tl ODM). la geser pr.er.tal resere it freguerit:y happena ptca'aoc fr a ter ;cary res'rab:rg c s-d e en atterr.pt te megerate une the absence of proof of fraud collueton, bad - tr.at U.e functions of one trar4h res3 on erlap
- 0.eee e o t;h 1.he coraratt'rg 5 s'* Jet It is fa!!b or ab;or of po* er. courts do not inquire snet).er Bat the sorcess'at and efficient ad-And t-w. ts wit. t"s tth day s' T.
(. ear fit.r. his de;.oer.ma L'at It is into the stodom of municipal acuene and mir'stration of generrinent ans mes that 1663, t is hmb3 orde es t'41 the a sr. sneer at? c.rre e'aares. no f1st judicts) dterreuen she.ald not be subouluted each transk 3111 cteperate mith the etbers tins for teve,r) res!. air' g ord r t's s a-taas contrac'.e si'.a rECO for edsr.tetstratise diacrettos. Coodmae
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