Cecil Supervisors Vote to Have Private Meeting with Range Resources

Cecil Township supervisors on Monday voted to hold a private meeting with Southpointe-based Marcellus Shale company Range Resources.

The vote was approved by a vote of 3-2.

Supervisors Andy Schrader and Mike Debbis cast the dissenting votes.

In the discussion leading up to the vote, Supervisor Elizabeth Cowden said she hoped such a meeting would lead to more cooperation instead of litigation.

Range Resources and Cecil Township are in court over a Right to Know issue. The company has also joined with MarkWest to appeal a decision regarding a compressor station off Coleman Road.

Cowden also cited a Burkes County court case in which a quorum of supervisors met privately on a fact-finding mission without breaking the Sunshine Law.

Cowden also indicated that she wanted both the township and Range Resources to meet without their attorneys present.

Cecil Township Solicitor John Smith advised the board that it would be prudent for the municipality and Range to sign an agreement indicating that information presented at the meeting could not be used against either party in court proceedings.

Manager Don Gennuso said Tuesday that it was unclear when the meeting would be, but confirmed that per the board, it would be held at Range Resources headquarters.

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