PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Editorial: A proposal before the Pennsylvania legislature that would remove court oversight in some instances when municipal officials try to sell little-used public lands is belatedly getting well-deserved scrutiny from parks and conservation groups.
The Lancaster County Republican [Rep. Bryan Cutler] lawmaker who wrote the bill, which sailed through the House, says he’s only trying to clean up legal language governing sales of property not dedicated as parks. Even so, the resulting confusion over the potential impact on parkland of Rep. Bryan Cutler’s proposal has created its own mess.…
There’s good reason to be concerned any time court oversight is removed from a government initiative, particularly when it involves selling municipal assets.… (more)
EDITOR: Here we go again. Legislation that allowed loop holes that benefits private interests at the expense of the public.
