12 June 2024
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 32 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize the township solicitor and code enforcement officials to pursue legal action against Revival Today Church for zoning, subdivision, grading and building code violations at 107 Patton Drive and 1442 Coraopolis Heights Road. The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office to handle requests for release of police audio and video recordings under Act 22, a move the police chief said would streamline management of body camera and dashcam footage. The bulk of the meeting was consumed by public comment, with more than a dozen residents speaking against Revival Today Church’s planned June 30–July 7 event and its long-term proposal for a 12,000-seat, 6,000-space parking facility on Coraopolis Heights Road. Speakers cited traffic dangers on the narrow two-lane road, flooding risks from impervious surfaces, lack of permits or a traffic study, and the church’s history of ignoring township rules. Several residents noted that the church had erected a structure without building permits and held services without proper parking, blocking local roads and driveways. One resident quoted Romans 13 to argue the church was biblically obligated to follow civil law. During audience comments, the township solicitor explained that the township cannot independently stop the event but can ask a court for an injunction. He said the township would explore all enforcement options. Residents asked how they would be kept informed; the township manager said updates would be posted on the township website but that legal steps would limit what could be shared publicly. One resident raised the possibility that the Baywood section of Coraopolis Heights Road had been designated a historic site by the Moon Township Historical Society, though the chairman said he did not believe it was officially designated. Supervisors emphasized that the enforcement action was not about the church’s religious character but about consistent application of township ordinances. The board chairman said he was “disappointed and angered” that the church had treated its neighbors with “total disrespect.” No representative of Revival Today Church attended. The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize the township solicitor and code enforcement officials to pursue legal action against Revival Today Church for zoning, subdivision, grading and building code violations at 107 Patton Drive and 1442 Coraopolis Heights Road. The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office to handle requests for release of police audio and video recordings under Act 22, a move the police chief said would streamline management of body camera and dashcam footage.
The bulk of the meeting was consumed by public comment, with more than a dozen residents speaking against Revival Today Church’s planned June 30–July 7 event and its long-term proposal for a 12,000-seat, 6,000-space parking facility on Coraopolis Heights Road. Speakers cited traffic dangers on the narrow two-lane road, flooding risks from impervious surfaces, lack of permits or a traffic study, and the church’s history of ignoring township rules. Several residents noted that the church had erected a structure without building permits and held services without proper parking, blocking local roads and driveways. One resident quoted Romans 13 to argue the church was biblically obligated to follow civil law.
During audience comments, the township solicitor explained that the township cannot independently stop the event but can ask a court for an injunction. He said the township would explore all enforcement options. Residents asked how they would be kept informed; the township manager said updates would be posted on the township website but that legal steps would limit what could be shared publicly. One resident raised the possibility that the Baywood section of Coraopolis Heights Road had been designated a historic site by the Moon Township Historical Society, though the chairman said he did not believe it was officially designated.
Supervisors emphasized that the enforcement action was not about the church’s religious character but about consistent application of township ordinances. The board chairman said he was “disappointed and angered” that the church had treated its neighbors with “total disrespect.” No representative of Revival Today Church attended. The meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Summarised by AI from the linked minutes, with some details withheld for privacy. The document is the record — check anything that matters against it.