Swift Current Energy

County ordinance ‘not exclusionary, it’s protective’
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By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 29, 2025
Nearly 18 months after Swift Current Energy first proposed its sprawling Black Cherry Wind project for McKean County, commissioners drafted a county-l...
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Commissioners table wind ordinance
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Oct 14, 2025
SMETHPORT — Commissioners tabled McKean County’s proposed wind energy ordinance during their regular meeting Tuesday, citing continued feedback to be ...
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Law says ‘Can’t ban it,’ residents say ‘Don’t want it’
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By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 10, 2025
SMETHPORT — Pennsylvania law protects private property rights by preventing municipalities from completely banning a legitimate type of land use from ...
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County to weigh wind rules, seeks public input
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By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 07, 2025
Interested residents can help shape the final version of McKean County’s wind energy ordinance at a public hearing to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in th...
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Land, wind and subsidies
Business, Local News
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Jul 10, 2025
Ask, say, 50 people what is required for an installation of wind turbines and the answers will likely vary. Among myriad possible responses, some will...
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Balancing property rights, community concerns
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Balancing property rights, community concerns   
Liberty Township keeps restrictive ordinance  
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Jun 13, 2025
In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted to balance prop...
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