To the Editor:

I would like to clarify something that I was told happened at the polls. Supposedly, a candidate said that the board of supervisors allows warehouses to be built in the township for the revenue.

The state law says if a property is zoned for warehouses, that is what can legally be built there. The only thing supervisors can do is to make sure builders meet all the township’s regulations.

A township’s board of supervisors cannot pick and choose who builds what and where. That is called spot zoning, and a township would lose in court at the expense of the taxpayers.

A township’s board of supervisors can say no to a warehouse when the land is zoned for agriculture or residential. Zoning laws prevent warehouses in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

The board of supervisors cannot override zoning board issues except by going to court. The zoning board cannot dictate the board of supervisors on nonzoning issues. The two boards are entirely separate.

Members of the board of supervisors are voted into office by the residents of the township. We are to do what the voters want, but we are also bound by state laws that we have to absolutely follow.

Peggy Moser

East Allen Township Supervisor