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4855 Woodland Drive
Enola, PA 17025
Phone: (717) 763-0930
Fax: (717) 763-9732
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ARTICLE XVII PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Section
1701.
Township
Buildings.-(a)
The
board
of
supervisors
may
procure
by
purchase,
gift,
devise
or
the
exercise
of
eminent
domain
a
lot
or
lots
of
ground
located
within
the
township
and
erect
or
use
buildings
thereon
for
township
purposes.
No
land
or
property
used
for
any
cemetery,
burying
ground,
public
or
parochial
school,
educational
or
charitable
institution,
seminary
or
place
of
public
worship
shall
be
taken
or
appropriated
under
this
section. Section 1702. Use of Public Land Acquired for Other Purposes.-When the board of supervisors desires to take any public lands previously granted or dedicated to a use or purpose for which they are no longer used, it shall pass an ordinance declaring its intention and shall petition the court of common pleas for leave to file the bond of the township to secure any person or persons who may be entitled to compensation for the taking. The court shall direct notice to be given by publication in at least one newspaper circulating generally in the township. The court may increase the amount of the bond, shall hear all exceptions that are filed against the petition and the sufficiency of the bond and may grant or deny the request of the petition. Upon the granting of the petition and the approval of the bond, the board of supervisors may enter lands for the purposes of erecting public buildings. The bond, which shall be in the name of the Commonwealth for the use of any person or persons who are entitled to damages by reason of the taking of the lands, shall remain on file for their use and benefit. Section 1703. How Damages Are Assessed.-The compensation and damages arising from taking, using and appropriating private or public property for township purposes shall be ascertained, determined, awarded and paid under this act for eminent domain proceedings. Section 1704. Garages and Warehouses.-The board of supervisors may purchase or lease land inside or outside the limits of the township and erect garages, warehouses or other buildings as may be necessary for handling and storing equipment, materials and supplies.
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