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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of JOSEPH HENRY SPOHN, Late of Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-1018, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: SHAWNNA JO THOMPSON, Administrator 1265 Oneida Valley Road West Sunbury, PA 16061 Michael S. Butler, Esquire HERITAGE ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING, LLC 318 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of MARK M. EVANS, No. 10-26-0038, Late of Mars, Butler County, Pennsylvania. LANCE EVANS, Administrator, wishes his personal address not to be published. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to: Tristan K. Luengen, Esquire GOEHRING, RUTTER & BOEHM 2100 Georgetown Drive, Suite 300 Sewickley, PA 15143-8782

LEGAL NOTICE OF HEARING The Middlesex Township Zoning Hearing Board will hear the following case on October 29, 2026 beginning at 6:00 P.M. at the Middlesex Township Building, 133 Browns Hill Road, Valencia, PA 16059. Case No. 2026-05 request for a dimensional variance to the side yard setback by Robert and Ann Samarin, tax map parcel 230-2F92-49F302, 193 Browns Hill Road, Valencia, PA 16059, per the Middlesex Zoning Code, to 175-15(F)(1) of the Middlesex Township Ordinances. MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD Sean M. Gallagher, Solicitor GALLAGHER LAW GROUP 110 East Diamond Street Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTRIXES NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of MARY MARGARET CARBIN a/k/a MARY M. CARBIN, Court Term No. 10-26-1024, Late of Winfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Wills of Butler County, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to the undersigned, duly authen-ticated for settlement. CATHERINE M. MASER and MARY LOU CYPHER, Co-Executrixes c/o Julie C. McCormick, Esquire Trinity Elder Law & Estate Planning LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053 Or: Julie C. McCormick, Esquire TRINITY ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of LINDA KAY BARRON, Late of Butler City, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-1056, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: PEGGY R. BARRON, Executor 518 Bredin Street Butler, PA 16001 Lynn M. Patterson, Esquire STOCK & PATTERSON 1202 Oakridge Drive Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of CHARLES PETER FISCHER , Late of Zelienople, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0712, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: DEBORAH FISCHER, Executor 319 South High Street Zelienople, PA 16063 Johnna J. Kopecky, Esquire THE SHAGIN LAW GROUP LLC 120 South Street Harrisburg, PA 17101

PUBLIC NOTICE CLINTON TOWNSHIP, BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of Clinton Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 302(b) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended (the MPC), on October 26, 2026, at 3:15 P.M., at the Clinton Township Municipal Building, 711 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, 16056. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment concerning the proposed 2026 Clinton Township Comprehensive Plan (the Proposed Plan). TITLE OF PROPOSED ACTION: Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Clinton Township Adopting the 2026 Clinton Township Comprehensive Plan. SOLICITORS SUMMARY: The Proposed Plan is a 65-page, twelve-chapter policy and planning document intended to update the Townships 2017 Comprehensive Plan and guide the Townships future growth, conservation, public investment, and land-use decisions. It describes Clinton Township as a rural and residential second-class township comprising approximately 24.3 square miles and states an overall vision of maintaining the Townships rural character, managing growth, limiting unnecessary public costs, preserving natural resources and agricultural areas, expanding choices for landowners, and supporting appropriate residential, commercial, and industrial development. The Proposed Plan includes the following provisions and subjects in reasonable detail: (1) an introduction stating the Townships planning history, community vision, and general objectives; (2) an inventory of the natural environment, including topography, natural resources, natural gas, water resources, watersheds, and natural-diversity resources; (3) an inventory of historic structures and discussion of the Clinton Township History Commission; (4) population characteristics and trends, including popul-ation density, movement, and socioeconomic conditions; (5) housing conditions, types, age, occupancy, vacancy, household characteristics, values, future needs, and goals; (6) transportation and traffic conditions involving public transit, airports, railroads, waterways, and roads; (7) recreation, open space, greenways, agriculture, agricultural-security and farmland-preservation programs, transfer of development rights, and a smart-agriculture initiative; (8) economic-development conditions and planning; (9) existing land uses, community-development goals and objectives, and a Future Land Use Plan; (10) public, semipublic, community-service, utility, public-safety, educational, recreational, library, senior, shopping, cemetery, postal, media, and solid-waste facilities and services; (11) Township government, codes and enforcement, land-use ordinances, energy conservation, oil and gas development, capital improvements, hazard mitigation, nutrient management, and natural and historic preservation; and (12) goals and recommended implementation measures for the Townships future. The Proposed Plans principal goals and implementation measures include: conserving environmental quality, significant open space, trees, water resources, and natural features through mapping and existing land-development, stormwater, and flood-plain regulations; directing planned development to locations supported by adequate water, sewer, transportation, and public-safety infrastruc-ture; preserving viable agriculture through education concerning agricultural-security and easement programs, possible zoning-map updates, and subdivision controls that permit limited development while retaining agricultural land; protecting existing and future neighborhoods, providing opportunities for different housing types, and minimizing blight; supporting emergency, community, utility, park, recreational, cultural, and historic resources; coordinating with utilities and requiring development-related utility improvements; enhancing the Community Park, trails, green space, and other recreation opportunities; managing development-related traffic impacts, coordinating with PennDOT and Butler County, maintaining roadway and stormwater infrastructure, considering a transportation impact-fee study, and addressing road impacts associated with oil and gas activity; supporting appropriate commercial and industrial development in the Victory Road Industrial Park and along Route 228 where public water and sewer are available; supporting agricultural businesses and tourism; encouraging public participation and intergovernmental cooperation; and periodically reviewing and updating the Comprehensive Plan. The Proposed Plan is advisory in character and will guide later municipal decisions. Its adoption will not itself amend the Township Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, or any other regulatory ordinance. Any later ordinance or map amendment will require the procedure applicable to that separate municipal action. Following the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may consider adoption of the Proposed Plan by resolution at the same public meeting or at a later public meeting. If the Proposed Plan is substantially revised after the hearing, the Board will hold another public hearing pursuant to public notice before voting, as required by MPC Section 302(b). Adoption requires the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of all members of the Board of Supervisors under MPC Section 302(c). EXAMINATION AND COPIES: The complete Proposed Plan, including its maps, charts, textual matter, tables, appendices, and other materials, may be examined without charge during regular business hours at the Clinton Township Municipal Building, 711 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, 16056, on Monday through Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., and on Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Copies may be obtained for a charge not exceeding the cost of reproduction. The Proposed Plan is also available at www.myclintontwp.net. A copy has been supplied to the newspaper in which this notice is published and an attested copy has been filed in the Butler County Law Library or other office designated by the Butler County Commissioners. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: All interested persons may attend and will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Persons requiring an accommodation to participate should contact the Township at 724-352-9000 sufficiently in advance of the hearing. CLINTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Prepared by John J. Bench, Esquire, Clinton Township Solicitor

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of EDGAR I. JOHNS, Late of Winfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to the Executrix or attorney listed below. KAREN KRAUTBAUER, Executor 180 Heck Road Sarver, PA 16055 Michael S. Lazaroff, Esquire LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL S. LAZAROFF 277 West Main Street PO Box 216 Saxonburg, PA 16056-0216

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of CARROLL JEAN SHAW, deceased, No. 10-26-0516, Late of Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, were granted to RONALD P. SHAW. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the estate to present them to: Emily N. Masotto, Esquire SECHLER LAW FIRM LLC 500 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, PA 15086

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of ESTHER M. MITCHELTREE, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Testamentary upon above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-1082, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: THOMAS B. MITCHELTREE, Executor 575 East Canal Road York, PA 17404 Michael D. Gallagher, Esquire GALLAGHER LAW GROUP 110 East Diamond Street, Suite 101 Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of JOSEPH D. ODONNELL, JR., Late of Chicora, Donegal Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-1042, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: BERNIECE M. ODONNELL, Executor 1003 Gameland Road Chicora, PA 16025 Lynn M. Patterson, Esquire STOCK & PATTERSON 1202 Oakridge Drive Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of JOSEPH WALLACE a/k/a JOSEPH L. WALLACE a/k/a JOSEPH LEONARD WALLACE, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0864, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: SHERRIE JO ZAGURSKIE, Executor 271 North Drive Butler, PA 16001 Lynn M. Patterson, Esquire STOCK & PATTERSON 1202 Oakridge Drive Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of KENNETH C. WAKEFIELD Late of Valencia, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-25-1354, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: WILLIAM C. ECCKMAN, Co-Executor BRIAN W. STIRLING Co-Executor c/o Jeanine M. Fransiscus, Esquire GRB LAW 2100 Georgetown Drive Suite 300 Sewickley, PA 15143-8782

ADMINISTRATRIXS NOTICE Estate of TERRY R. SHANOR, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-23-0195, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: LINDA J. SHANOR, Administratrix 158 Victor Road Butler, PA 16001 David A. Crissman, Esquire MONTGOMERY CRISSMAN PLLC 518 North Main Street Butler, PA 16001 (724)-285-4776

ADMINISTRATRIXS NOTICE Estate of TERRY R. SHANOR, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-23-0195, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: LINDA J. SHANOR, Administratrix 158 Victor Road Butler, PA 16001 David A. Crissman, Esquire MONTGOMERY CRISSMAN PLLC 518 North Main Street Butler, PA 16001 (724)-285-4776

EXECUTRIXES NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of MARY MARGARET CARBIN a/k/a MARY M. CARBIN, Court Term No. 10-26-1024, Late of Winfield Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Wills of Butler County, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to the undersigned, duly authen-ticated for settlement. CATHERINE M. MASER and MARY LOU CYPHER, Co-Executrixes c/o Julie C. McCormick, Esquire Trinity Elder Law & Estate Planning LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053 Or: Julie C. McCormick, Esquire TRINITY ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Letters Administration D.B.N. on the Estate of RICHARD B. MEREDITH, deceased, late of Forward Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, having been granted to the undersigned, those having claims against said estate are requested to present them duly authenticated for settlement and those knowing themselves to be indebted are requested to make prompt payment. ANDREW J. TYLINSKI 2524 Manor Drive Ford City, PA 16226 SIMPSON, KABLACK & RIVOSECCHI, ATTORNEY 834 Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA 15701

LEGAL NOTICE OF HEARING The Middlesex Township Zoning Hearing Board will hear the following case on October 29, 2026 beginning at 6:00 P.M. at the Middlesex Township Building, 133 Browns Hill Road, Valencia, PA 16059. Case No. 2026-05 request for a dimensional variance to the side yard setback by Robert and Ann Samarin, tax map parcel 230-2F92-49F302, 193 Browns Hill Road, Valencia, PA 16059, per the Middlesex Zoning Code, to 175-15(F)(1) of the Middlesex Township Ordinances. MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD Sean M. Gallagher, Solicitor GALLAGHER LAW GROUP 110 East Diamond Street Butler, PA 16001

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of MARK M. EVANS, No. 10-26-0038, Late of Mars, Butler County, Pennsylvania. LANCE EVANS, Administrator, wishes his personal address not to be published. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to: Tristan K. Luengen, Esquire GOEHRING, RUTTER & BOEHM 2100 Georgetown Drive, Suite 300 Sewickley, PA 15143-8782

COUNTY OF BUTLER LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLICATION, PRESENTATION AND DATE FOR FINAL ACTION ON 2027 COUNTY BUDGET To the taxpayers, residents, and citizens of Butler County: Pursuant to the Pennsylvania County Code 1782(a), the proposed County budget for 2027 will be presented at the County Commissioners Public Meeting on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. in the Public Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Butler County Government Center, 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA. The proposed budget shall be available for public inspection for a period of at least twenty (20) days beginning November 18, 2026 in the reception area of the County Commissioners office, 5th floor, Butler County Government Center, during regular business hours, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday and on the County website at www.butlercountypa.gov. Final action on the proposed 2026 County budget will take place at the Commissioners Public Meeting on Wednesday, December 16, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. in the Public Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Butler County Government Center, 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA. ATTEST Shawn Pugh Chief Clerk/Procurement Director BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Leslie A. Osche, Chairman Kimberly D. Geyer, Vice Chairman Kevin E. Boozel, M.S., Secretary

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of JUDY E. NICHOL, Court Term No. 10-26-1037, Late of Chicora, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Wills of Butler County, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to the undersigned, duly authenticated for settlement. CRYSTAL A. ZEDRECK, Administrator c/o Julie C. McCormick, Esquire Trinity Elder Law & Estate Planning LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053 Or: Julie C. McCormick, Esquire TRINITY ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Letters of Administration on the Estate of CARROLL JEAN SHAW, deceased, No. 10-26-0516, Late of Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, were granted to RONALD P. SHAW. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the estate to present them to: Emily N. Masotto, Esquire SECHLER LAW FIRM LLC 500 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, PA 15086

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of HOLLIS L. CHEPPONIS, a/k/a HOLLY L. CHEPPONIS, Late of 407 Hidden Meadows Circle, Renfrew, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: STEVEN W. ABBOTT, Executor 439 Pebble Creek Drive Cary, NC 27511 Andrea C. Parenti, Esquire DILLON McCANDLESS KING COULTER & GRAHAM, LLP 128 West Cunningham Street Butler, PA 16001 724-283-2200

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of LAWRENCE O. BENNETT, Late of 105 Ridge Road, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: JAMES N. BENNETT, Executor 206 Bartley Avenue Butler, PA 16001 Thomas J. May, Esquire DILLON McCANDLESS KING COULTER & GRAHAM, LLP 128 West Cunningham Street Butler, PA 16001 724-283-2200

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of KENNETH C. WAKEFIELD Late of Valencia, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-25-1354, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: WILLIAM C. ECCKMAN, Co-Executor BRIAN W. STIRLING Co-Executor c/o Jeanine M. Fransiscus, Esquire GRB LAW 2100 Georgetown Drive Suite 300 Sewickley, PA 15143-8782

EXECUTRIXS NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of CLARENCE SWIGART a/k/a C. ALAN SWIGART, Court Term No. 10-26-1023, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Wills of Butler County, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to the undersigned, duly authen-ticated for settlement. KIMBRA S. CASSARA, Executrix c/o Julie C. McCormick, Esquire Trinity Elder Law & Estate Planning LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053 Or: Julie C. McCormick, Esquire TRINITY ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING LLC P.O. Box 154 Renfrew, PA 16053

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LANCASTER TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD The Zoning Hearing Board of Lancaster Township will convene for a public hearing on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, beginning at 6:00 P.M., at the Lancaster Township Community Center, located at 113 Kings Alley Harmony, PA 16037. The purpose of this hearing is to take testimony in consideration of the resubmitted application made by Local Roots Landscaping, on behalf of William G. Bomberger, for a revised dimensional variance request related to a proposed upper-level living space addition at property located at 143 Camp Run Road Harmony, PA 16037, and further identified as Tax Parcel No. 200-S2-A15-0000. The original application requested 20 of relief from the required 35 rear yard setback in the R-2 Zoning District, and was denied by the Zoning Hearing Board at a duly advertised public hearing on August 14, 2026. The applicant has since revised the plan to reduce the requested nonconformity, and is now seeking 10 of relief from the same setback requirement. Any interested parties are invited to attend. Anyone requiring special accommodation to attend or participate should contact the Township Office at 724-452-7213 during regular business hours. A full copy of the Variance submission is available for viewing with the Township Administrator.

PUBLIC NOTICE BLASTING NOTICE Allegheny Mineral Corporation, P.O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201, proposes to conduct overburden blasting in compliance with all State and Federal Laws (as written within the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977) at its surface coal mining operation located: Township: Washington County: Butler Permit No.: 10110303 on the lands of Robert E. Stone, now William B. & Cindy Stone, Nancy J. Renick, Melvin Gross-man, Sharon Elter, James P. Elter, Travis Hill (formerly Earl Dean Hill) and Allegheny Mineral Corporation (formerly Jeffrey W. Pierce) and Township: Washington County: Butler Permit No.: 10960304 on the lands of now or formerly DuWayne L. Baird Jr. et. al. between the hours of: Sunrise to sunset Monday through Saturday. Warning signs will be placed at every entrance to the operation, and, at least one (1) minute but not more than two (2) minutes prior to detonation, a warning signal of three (3) blasts, each lasting approximately five (5) seconds, will be sounded. One prolonged ten (10) second signal will be blown as an all-clear signal. Access road barricades will be erected prior to each detonation. Rain, lightning, or other atmospheric conditions, or operator, or public safety, are considered emergency situations and may require unscheduled detonation. If this occurs, identical warning and precaution measures will be taken. FIKE ASSOCIATES A DIVISION OF LSSE

PUBLIC NOTICE CLINTON TOWNSHIP, BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of Clinton Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 302(b) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended (the MPC), on October 26, 2026, at 3:15 P.M., at the Clinton Township Municipal Building, 711 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, 16056. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment concerning the proposed 2026 Clinton Township Comprehensive Plan (the Proposed Plan). TITLE OF PROPOSED ACTION: Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Clinton Township Adopting the 2026 Clinton Township Comprehensive Plan. SOLICITORS SUMMARY: The Proposed Plan is a 65-page, twelve-chapter policy and planning document intended to update the Townships 2017 Comprehensive Plan and guide the Townships future growth, conservation, public investment, and land-use decisions. It describes Clinton Township as a rural and residential second-class township comprising approximately 24.3 square miles and states an overall vision of maintaining the Townships rural character, managing growth, limiting unnecessary public costs, preserving natural resources and agricultural areas, expanding choices for landowners, and supporting appropriate residential, commercial, and industrial development. The Proposed Plan includes the following provisions and subjects in reasonable detail: (1) an introduction stating the Townships planning history, community vision, and general objectives; (2) an inventory of the natural environment, including topography, natural resources, natural gas, water resources, watersheds, and natural-diversity resources; (3) an inventory of historic structures and discussion of the Clinton Township History Commission; (4) population characteristics and trends, including popul-ation density, movement, and socioeconomic conditions; (5) housing conditions, types, age, occupancy, vacancy, household characteristics, values, future needs, and goals; (6) transportation and traffic conditions involving public transit, airports, railroads, waterways, and roads; (7) recreation, open space, greenways, agriculture, agricultural-security and farmland-preservation programs, transfer of development rights, and a smart-agriculture initiative; (8) economic-development conditions and planning; (9) existing land uses, community-development goals and objectives, and a Future Land Use Plan; (10) public, semipublic, community-service, utility, public-safety, educational, recreational, library, senior, shopping, cemetery, postal, media, and solid-waste facilities and services; (11) Township government, codes and enforcement, land-use ordinances, energy conservation, oil and gas development, capital improvements, hazard mitigation, nutrient management, and natural and historic preservation; and (12) goals and recommended implementation measures for the Townships future. The Proposed Plans principal goals and implementation measures include: conserving environmental quality, significant open space, trees, water resources, and natural features through mapping and existing land-development, stormwater, and flood-plain regulations; directing planned development to locations supported by adequate water, sewer, transportation, and public-safety infrastruc-ture; preserving viable agriculture through education concerning agricultural-security and easement programs, possible zoning-map updates, and subdivision controls that permit limited development while retaining agricultural land; protecting existing and future neighborhoods, providing opportunities for different housing types, and minimizing blight; supporting emergency, community, utility, park, recreational, cultural, and historic resources; coordinating with utilities and requiring development-related utility improvements; enhancing the Community Park, trails, green space, and other recreation opportunities; managing development-related traffic impacts, coordinating with PennDOT and Butler County, maintaining roadway and stormwater infrastructure, considering a transportation impact-fee study, and addressing road impacts associated with oil and gas activity; supporting appropriate commercial and industrial development in the Victory Road Industrial Park and along Route 228 where public water and sewer are available; supporting agricultural businesses and tourism; encouraging public participation and intergovernmental cooperation; and periodically reviewing and updating the Comprehensive Plan. The Proposed Plan is advisory in character and will guide later municipal decisions. Its adoption will not itself amend the Township Zoning Ordinance, Zoning Map, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, or any other regulatory ordinance. Any later ordinance or map amendment will require the procedure applicable to that separate municipal action. Following the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may consider adoption of the Proposed Plan by resolution at the same public meeting or at a later public meeting. If the Proposed Plan is substantially revised after the hearing, the Board will hold another public hearing pursuant to public notice before voting, as required by MPC Section 302(b). Adoption requires the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of all members of the Board of Supervisors under MPC Section 302(c). EXAMINATION AND COPIES: The complete Proposed Plan, including its maps, charts, textual matter, tables, appendices, and other materials, may be examined without charge during regular business hours at the Clinton Township Municipal Building, 711 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, 16056, on Monday through Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., and on Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Copies may be obtained for a charge not exceeding the cost of reproduction. The Proposed Plan is also available at www.myclintontwp.net. A copy has been supplied to the newspaper in which this notice is published and an attested copy has been filed in the Butler County Law Library or other office designated by the Butler County Commissioners. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: All interested persons may attend and will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Persons requiring an accommodation to participate should contact the Township at 724-352-9000 sufficiently in advance of the hearing. CLINTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Prepared by John J. Bench, Esquire, Clinton Township Solicitor