Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissolution | Unknown | Guthrie Borough Proposed 1980 Creation | no* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Athens, Township of (Bradford) Consolidation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
Guthrie, Borough of (proposed) Creation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
|
Sayre, Borough of Consolidation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
Guthrie, Borough of (proposed) Creation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
|
Athens, Borough of Consolidation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
Guthrie, Borough of (proposed) Creation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
|
South Waverly, Borough of Consolidation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
Guthrie, Borough of (proposed) Creation |
Bradford County Part |
PA Part |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford, County of | Election: "Do you favor that the Borough of Athens, the Borough of Sayre, the Borough of South Waverly, and the Township of Athens be consolidated into a new municipality which shall occupy the area presently occupied by the Borough of Athens, the Borough of Sayre, the Borough of South Waverly, and the Township of Athens; and that if a majority of voters in any of the aforesaid municipalities shall fail to approve this proposition, consolidation shall nevertheless be fully effective between or among those of the aforesaid municipalities where a majority of voters shall have approved this proposition; provided, however, that if voters in only two of the aforesaid municipalities shall have approved this proposition by majority vote, then consolidation between those two municipalities shall be effective only if both such municipalities share, at some point, a common boundary? The name of the new municipality shall be decided by mutual written agreement between or among the governing bodies of those municipalities where a majority of voters shall have approved this proposition, and in the event that such written mutual agreement has not been reached on or before January 2, 1981 then the new municipality shall be named Guthrie. The governing body of the new municipality shall consist of a Mayor and a seven member Borough Council; all of the foregoing are to be elected at the next municipal election to be held November 3, 1981, and to take office on January 4, 1982." | Nov 4, 1980 | 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) | 3 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. | Bradford County | |||||
| 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 |