Cecil Township selects new attorney for Act 13 lawsuit
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Cecil Township officials appointed a new attorney to represent the township in the ongoing Act 13 case in Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The board of supervisors voted 4-1 on Monday to appoint Jordan Yeager, of Curtin & Heefner in Doylestown, to submit briefs by Feb. 17. Supervisor Elizabeth Cowden was the dissenting vote.
Vice Chairwoman Cindy Fisher said Yeager will conduct the work pro bono and will join in the briefs filed by other Washington County municipalities in the litigation over the state law regulating oil and gas drilling. Other townships involved are Mt. Pleasant, South Fayette and Robinson, although Robinson officials formally withdrew the township’s involvement in the case last year.
During Cecil’s last regular meeting on Feb. 2, the board of supervisors voted 4-1 to appoint attorney William Miller as special counsel to handle the Act 13 proceedings, but he declined due to a conflict, Fisher said. Solicitor Christopher Voltz said he has a conflict of interest and cannot represent the township in the case.