Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 189 - NONPRIMARY LOCATIONS › APPLICATION FOR A NONPRIMARY LOCATION › Section 189.23 - Public hearing and public comment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Upon the filing of a Statement by a corporation licensed by the Commission, the
				  Commission will place the following notice in a newspaper of general
				  circulation in the county in which the nonprimary location is to be situated:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission hereby
					 gives notice that a Nonprimary Location Statement was filed on the ___ day
					 of___ , 19 ___ by ____________ in which the corporation seeks approval to
					 conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a Nonprimary Location at ____________ . A
					 public hearing concerning this matter will be held at____________ on
					 ____________ ,19 ____________ at ___ . Public comment is requested. Interested
					 parties are invited to submit written comments to the Pennsylvania State
					 Harness Racing Commission, Agriculture Building, Room 306, 2301 North Cameron
					 Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408. Public comments may be submitted
					 up to, and including, the date set for public hearing. The purpose of the
					 public hearing is to assist the Commission in assessing the impact the proposed
					 nonprimary location will have on the local community. A person who believes the
					 proposed nonprimary location will affect their business or residence and who
					 wishes to speak at a public hearing must submit their name, address, telephone
					 number, and a brief summary of their statement to the Commission at the address
					 set forth above at least 48 hours prior to the time of the public
					 hearing.
(b) The notice of
				  public hearing shall be published on at least 4 consecutive days in a prominent
				  section of a newspaper of general circulation for the county in which the
				  nonprimary location is to be situated.
(c) The purpose of the public hearing will be
				  to assist the Commission in assessing the impact a proposed nonprimary location
				  will have on the local community as required by section 218(g)(5)(iii) of the
				  act (4 P. S. §
											325.218(g)(5)(iii)). The
				  public hearing shall be held in the county in which the proposed nonprimary
				  location is to be situated.
(d) A
				  person who wishes to speak at the public hearing shall submit his name,
				  address, telephone number and a brief summary of his statement at least 48
				  hours prior to the time of the public hearing to the Commission at the
				  following address: State Harness Racing Commission, Agriculture Building, Room
				  306, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408.
(e) The Commission may set reasonable limits
				  upon the time allowed for oral statements and may disallow statements not
				  offered for the purpose set forth in subsection (c).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												189.22 (relating to filing of a
						Statement; documentation required); and 58 Pa. Code §
												189.24 (relating to consideration
						of a Statement by the Commission and the State Horse Racing
						Commission).