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Public hearings - 74 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1725

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     § 1725.  Public hearings.
        (a)  Conduct.--All public hearings required by this chapter
     shall be conducted so as to insure that:
            (1)  Members of the public are afforded a reasonable
        opportunity to comment orally or in writing or both orally
        and in writing concerning actions the authority proposes to
        take.
            (2)  The site of the hearing is a convenient, accessible
        location.
            (3)  Members of the public are adequately informed at the
        outset regarding the purposes of the hearing and the matters
        on the agenda.
            (4)  Reasonable and legitimate questions from members of
        the public are answered.
        (b)  Decrease in service.--Whenever a decrease in service is
     proposed, a public hearing shall be conducted in accordance with
     this section in the area affected by the proposed decrease in
     service.

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