Supervisors in the past just fixed potholes. Today . . . It's like being attacked by a shark. You have control over which limb it will eat first. Regional planning and controlled growth have always been a hard sell in Pennsylvania.
Home builders are tough lobbyists and big campaign donors.
H ome builders argue that Pennsylvania's law needs only minimal change. Regional planning mandates would be welcome, they say, so the land-development process would be more consistent and less subject to the whims of local politics and pressures. The local jurisdictions guard their right to deal with land use. Municipal officials say they are hamstrung by an outdated law and court decisions that require them to allow for every type of housing. But . . . the zoning allows it.