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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Board Denies Request to Allow Coal Mining on Mayview Property

The developer can appeal the decision.

The South Fayette Zoning Board unanimously denied a request from Aloe Brothers LLC to allow mineral extraction from the property of the former Mayview State Hospital. About 50 people attended Thursday night's public hearing. Residents from South Fayette, Upper St. Clair and Bridgeville spoke out against the proposed surface coal mining. One Bridgeville woman said she was in favor of what the developers needed to do to develop the property. Irving Firman, an attorney on behalf of Upper St. Clair, also attended the hearing. Firman asked Dennis Regan, who is Aloe’s project manager, if he'd consider tabling the application to discuss the plan with Upper St. Clair Township officials. Regan said no. Preston Shimer, president of USC Citizens for …

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Coal Mining Proposed at Former Mayview Property, Upper St. Clair Municipal Building, Bridgeville Borough Building (in Chartiers Valley Patch), and 2 more ›

Adam Rossi

8:34 am on Friday, March 1, 2013

From South Fayette Zoning Guidelines: "A variance is, and should be, difficult to obtain. So long as the property can be developed for some reasonable use (in conformity with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance), the fact that is could produce more income or satisfy the needs or desires of the owner more thoroughly is not a sufficient basis for the award of a variance. Financial hardship will …   more ›

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Coal Mining Proposed at Former Mayview Property

The developer that bought the former Mayview State Hospital property is asking South Fayette Township officials to allow it to perform surface mining to remove coal.

The developer that bought the former Mayview State Hospital site three years ago is asking South Fayette Township officials to allow it do a “full-scale mining operation” on the property to remove coal. Aloe Brothers LLC, which in 2010 bought the former state hospital property in South Fayette, wants to conduct surface mining on the land to retrieve coal 40 feet beneath the ground. Dennis Regan, who is Aloe’s project manager, claimed that the coal removal is mainly to stabilize the ground to begin developing the property. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, there is a coal mine located beneath the property that was used to heat the hospital buildings, but it was abandoned in the 1960s. The newspaper also reported that the state …

John Helry

5:12 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013

The orange water that we see from mine drainage is caused by the oxidation of sulfide metals, which is iron in our area. This occurs regardless of whether surface or deep-wall mining has occurred. The elevated acidity and low pH are problematic because many species cannot survive in highly acidic environments. Watershed reclamation is quite challenging, with Wingfield Pines providing an excellent…   more ›

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