Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Election Board | Delaware Township-Watsontown Borough Proposed 1986 Annexation | no |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Delaware, Township of (Northumberland) Reduction |
Northumberland County Part |
PA Part |
Watsontown, Borough of Expansion |
Northumberland County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Delaware Township-Watsontown Borough Proposed 1986 Annexation | shape | petition (Board of Elections) | 13.5 | property owned by C. Robert Miller and Marilouise H. Miller located to the West of Route 405 and touching in part on the Northern boundary of the Borough of Watsontown |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Proclamation of May 22, 1968 (Pa. Laws App'x 11, Ch. 6), § 1 [14] | indirect |
| View | Proclamation of May 22, 1968 (Pa. Laws App'x 11, Ch. 6), § 1 [8] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland, County of | Election: "Should the boundaries of the Borough of Watsontown and of the Township of Delaware be changed such that the property owned by C. Robert Miller and Marilouise H. Miller located to the West of Route 405 and touching in part on the Northern boundary of the Borough of Watsontown and containing approximately 13 1/2 acres would be removed from the Township of Delaware and made a part of the Borough of Watsontown effective upon the certification of this election." | May 20, 1986 | Rejected |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. Rep. | Boundary Change Referenda Initiated Under Constitutional Procedure (in Boundary Change Notifications & Certifications expanding folder, no subfolder) | 4 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. Rep. | Merger, Consolidation, Boundary Change and Incorporation Actions by County | Governor's Center for Local Government Services | Mar 2014 | |||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. | Northumberland County |