South Fayette Manager Heading to MarkWest

South Fayette Township's manager resigned his position to work for MarkWest in its SouthPointe office, he confirmed in an email obtained by Canon-McMillan Patch. MarkWest is a natural gas process company based in Washington County that partners with Marcellus Shale driller Range Resources. The township currently is in a bitter legal dispute with the driller over its new ordinance that limits natural gas drilling to certain zones.

The e-mail, dated Nov. 3, read:

From: Mike Hoy <MHoy@sftwp.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:27:54
Subject: Resignation
 

As you may have heard, I have resigned as Township Manager for South Fayette Township. My last day will be November 11, 2011. I just wanted to take a moment and thank those people that I had the pleasure to either work with or had the pleasure to meet as a result of my employment with South Fayette Township. For almost 11 years, I was provided the great opportunity of working for one of the finest Townships in Western Pennsylvania. I would like to think that we made a lot of progress in those eleven years. Starting on November 14, 2011 I will be working for MarkWest out of Southpoint. I will not have my new e-mail address or new cellphone number until sometime after that date. After November 11^th if you need to contact me please send an e-mail or call  Peggy Pattern at the Township (412-221-8700 or ppatterson@sftwp.com). She will forward any messages on to me directly.

Michael W. Hoy
Township Manager
South Fayette Township
515 Millers Run Road
Morgan, PA 15064
412-221-8700

Hoy's resignation came in the wake over Marcellus Shale regulations. He announced his resignation last month during the township's voting meeting on Oct. 17.

It also came a day before South Fayette filed an injunction in Allegheny County Court , which was challenged by Range Resources because of members' ties to the Marcellus Shale industry.

Hoy did not return messages to his office Friday seeking comment and was not in his office Monday afternoon. 

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