ML19261D780

Advises That Fulton Township,Pa Planning Commission Opposes Const of Electrical Generating Plant on Proposed Site. Requests Termination of Util Application

ML19261D780
Person / Time
Site:	05000463, 05000464
Issue date:	05/31/1978
From:	Judith Weaver AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Denise R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 7906260369
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FULTON TOWNSHIP 1.ancaster County Peach Bottom, Pa. 17563 Township Planning Commissi

/ May 31, 1978 Mr. Richard Denise '

Assistant Director for Special Projects Division of Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation US Nuclear Regulatory Coc: mission Washington, DC 20535

Subject:

Fulton Generating Station NRC Docket Nos . 50-463 and 5'0-464

Dear Mr. Denise:

At the May meeting of the Fulton Township Planning Co::::ission I was authorized to inform you that the Commission is unalterably opposed to on-the c on the site proposed by Philadelphia Electric Company i .

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In June, the lancaster County Planning Commission,1973, af ter many months of the Fulton Township supervisors ,

development of the township. adopted a comprehensive landuture use ordinanc cocx: unity and it was our judgement,We are essentially a rural agricultural-oriented and still is, by Philadelphia Electric. location for a large, major industrial operation oned such as dustrial activities in a limited area that is so identifiedOur zoning ordinance

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The site chosen by Philadelphia Electric comprises chiefly land now zoned agricultural on a high point of land adjoining of the most attractive areas in the township.

the Susquehanna River and one is To permit for a giant power plant would contravene our zoning ordinancethis site to be used

, remove valuable farmlandand resevoirs from the tax rolls, and, with its five hundred foot cooling railroad owers, t cocx:2 unity, part of which is utilized by the public as a a.local resort are

• the life of its construction permit application review. by applying ong an early site forI strongly urgeSuchthat a review in our opinion is unwarranted and inappropriate . We announced and intention deny the site review to request. seek termination of Philadelphia on Electr p lant in this township would constitute a local disasterWe believe that the location of th the project can be terminated the better. .

Therefore the soccer Very truly yours,

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& WS John W. Weaver, Chairman

."J : j e Fulton Township Planning Cc : mission 79062603M