CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) \u2014 Neighbors are still on edge in one Upper Allen Township neighborhood as the process continues to determine whether Veolia Water will be able to build a 3-million-gallon water tank off of residents\u2019 backyards.<\/p>\n
During a Thursday meeting, the Pennsylvania Utility Commission announced it would consider a petition filed by the township<\/a> that asks the PUC to reconsider an order granting \u201cconditional approval\u201d<\/a> that would allow the water company to purchase an acre of wooded land to build the water tower.<\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Neighbors rally against 3 million-gallon water tank proposed off their backyards<\/a><\/p>\n Veolia is looking to build the 100-foot-tall water tower off Appalachian Avenue in the Whitney Ridge neighborhood. One neighbor, Carol Risalti, has said the project would build an access road between her and her neighbor\u2019s home, just 20 feet from their side yard. She said the site of the tower would begin just 40 feet from her backyard.<\/p>\n “Consider all the people in Whitney Ridge,” said Lorraine Blough, who has lived in the neighborhood 14 years and attended Thursday’s meeting. She said she’s worried about the project lowering property values.<\/p>\n “I mean, it’s not fair. I mean, when they sell their houses… it’s like robbing us of what we bought for. We keep our neighborhood nice. We’re decent people. It’s just not right.”<\/p>\n