Cecil Supervisor: I Will Not Meet Privately With Range Resources

Cecil Supervisor Andy Schrader wanted it on the record: He has no problem meeting with Southpointe-based Marcellus Shale company Range Resources.

But it has to be public.

"I am totally against private meetings," Schrader said Monday.

His statement, which was echoed in a letter to the editor in the Observer-Reporter newspaper, came after the township board of supervisors voted earlier this month to meet with the company privately.

Supervisors Elizabeth Cowden, Frank Ludwin and Tom Casciola voted yes on the motion. Schrader and Supervisor Mike Debbis cast the dissenting vote.

Cowden had suggested the meeting, saying she hoped it would bring more cooperation instead of litigation.

Range has filed several lawsuits against the township in the past year.

It was not immediately clear when the meeting would be held, but township Manager Don Gennuso has said it will take place at Range Resources headquarters at the behest of supervisors.

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