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Salzmann Hughes, PC Obtains Special Exception for Business Expansion in Greene Township, Franklin County

March 06, 2018

On Monday, January 29, 2018, Salzmann Hughes, P.C. client David H. Martin Excavating, Inc. (“DHME”) obtained special exception approval from the Greene Township Zoning Hearing Board to expand a nonconforming use. The approval will allow DHME to expand its excavation business by approximately 9.5 acres. DHME was represented during before the Zoning Hearing Board by Salzmann Hughes, P.C. attorney Kurt E. Williams.

Samuel E. Wiser, Esq. recently wrote an article for the PA Borough Councils Association Newsletter, 2018 Issue No. 1, titled “Assessing Opportunities for Cooperation in 2018”. The article is attached.

February 12, 2018

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Zoning Hearing Board Appeal Quashed by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

August 18, 2017

Today, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court quashed an appeal of the City of Lebanon Zoning Hearing Board (the ZHB”) when the ZHB attempted to appeal a decision of the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas that reversed a December 2016 decision of the ZHB. That December 2016 decision by the ZHB denied a zoning permit to Salzmann Hughes, PC client Pennsylvania Counseling Services (“PCS”). The denial of the permit prevented PCS from opening a Day Reporting Center (“DRC”) within the City’s Central Business District, which PCS plans to operate under contract from Lebanon County. The Trial Court reversed the ZHB and granted PCS’s appeal allowing the DRC to open. The ZHB subsequently appealed. Today, the Commonwealth Court quashed the ZHB’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. In a related matter, on July 11, 2017, the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas denied the City of Lebanon’s Petition to Intervene in the land use appeal. PCS was represe ...

Zoning Hearing Board Decision Reversed by Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas

May 18, 2017

On May 17, 2017, the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas reversed a decision of the City of Lebanon Zoning Hearing Board (the “ZHB”) to uphold the denial of a zoning permit to Salzmann Hughes, PC client Pennsylvania Counseling Services (“PCS”). The denial of the permit prevented PCS from opening a Day Reporting Center (“DRC”) within the City’s Central Business District, which PCS plans to operate under contract from Lebanon County. The Court reversed the ZHB and granted PCS’s appeal allowing the DRC to open. PCS was represented before the ZHB and during the appeal by Salzmann Hughes, PC attorneys Kurt E. Williams, Esq. and Scott T. Wyland, Esq.

2017 Cumberland County Area Friends Scouting Breakfast

April 27, 2017

Today, Salzmann Hughes, PC attorney Kurt E. Williams served as a Table Host for the 2017 Cumberland County Area Friends of Scouting Breakfast. The event honored long-time Cumberland County businessman Robert Long of Daily Express, Inc. The breakfast supports the Boy Scouts of America through the local New Birth of Freedom Council.

Attorneys Joel Rimby and Kurt Williams to present PSATS seminar

April 25, 2017

Today, Salzmann Hughes, PC attorneys Joel Rimby and Kurt Williams presented a seminar at the 95th Annual Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Educational Conference and Trade Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The seminar was entitled “Land Use and Zoning Law Update,” and informed attendees on current land use law in Pennsylvania, focusing on recent court decisions and recent statutory changes affecting land development

Cumberland County Appoints New Representative to CAT Board

January 13, 2017

Cumberland County Appoints New Representative to CAT Board

Announcement of New Shareholder

December 19, 2016

Salzmann Hughes, P.C. is pleased to announce the promotion of E. Lee Stinnett II to a shareholder of the firm. Lee joined the firm after graduating from The Penn State University Dickinson School of Law in 2009. Bryan Salzmann, President of Salzmann Hughes, P.C. said “We are very pleased to welcome Lee as a shareholder in our firm. Lee has demonstrated an excellent work ethic, attention to detail, and perseverance in assisting our litigation and municipal practice groups. More importantly Lee understands that we are here to serve others and assist our clients via an honest and straightforward approach. I am also personally humbled that Lee thinks so highly of our firm and all of its employees that he wants to be a part of our team for many years to come.” Lee will continue to focus and concentrate his practice in the areas of environmental law, land use, litigation, and municipal law.

Conditional Use Denial Reversed on Appeal

November 21, 2016

November 15, 2016 A conditional use application denied in September 2014, was reversed today by the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas. Salzmann Hughes, PC client, the Group & Group Partnership, had applied for conditional use approval to operate a commercial trailer storage facility on its property in South Middleton Township. After three nights of hearings, the Township denied the conditional use application and Group & Group appealed. On November 15, 2016, the Court reversed the Township and approved the conditional use application. Group & Group was represented during the conditional use hearings by Attorneys Kurt E. Williams and James D. Hughes and on appeal by Attorneys James D. Hughes, Scott T. Wyland and Kurt E. Williams.

E. Lee Stinnett II to be honored as one of Forty Under 40 in Central PA

November 18, 2016

Harrisburg, PA Nov. 18, 2016 – On Monday, Nov. 21, E. Lee Stinnett II will be honored as one of Central Penn Business Journal’s 2016 Forty Under 40 award recipients for his commitment to business growth, professional excellence and community service at an evening reception and awards program at Hilton Harrisburg from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This year marks the program’s 22nd anniversary.