Maurine McGeehan, executive director of the Lower Merion Conservancy, expressed support for the new ordinance. According to the survey, 74 percent of respondents said they would support a ban on the distribution of plastic bags and a fee on paper bags. The Lower Merion Conservancy contacted 135 businesses about a bag ban, with 29 participating in the survey.
“Six months later, it would go into effect for actual enforcement with potential fines and citations,” McNeely said. If and when the commissioners approve the ordinance, businesses will be required to post information about the new ordinance within 30 days. 1, and since then, they’ve circulated it and posted information online. Customers can bring any kind of bag into the business without being charged.Įrnie McNeely, township manager, said the commissioners discussed the draft ordinance on Feb. Stores can sell paper bags to customers for 10 cents. After a second report, someone from the township would inspect the business and then issue a citation if they were found to be in violation of the ordinance. The Lower Merion Building and Planning Department would mail a form letter to the business after the first violation report. Residents can report any business that violates the new regulation. Under the planned ordinance, businesses would have six months to comply. Narberth, Radnor, Haverford, and other nearby municipalities have banned stores from giving out plastic bags over the past few years. Plastic bag bans have become more popular in recent years. This week, the Lower Merion Sustainability Committee approved a motion recommending the board of commissioners advertises the new ordinance to outlaw retail establishments from providing plastic carry-out bags at the point of sale. LOWER MERION – Lower Merion could be the next community to ban some businesses from giving out plastic bags to customers.
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