The Butler Soapbox

The Butler Soapbox Pontificating on matters of public concern in and and around Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Couldn’t agree more.
09/06/2025

Couldn’t agree more.

What do solar farms have in common with fracking, strip clubs, halfway houses and landfills? On the surface, it might be hard to see. Solar farms and fracking couldn’t be more different, with one promoting green energy and the other built on fossil fuels. Adult entertainment might be questiona...

Soon to be the largest construction project in the County.
09/06/2025

Soon to be the largest construction project in the County.

As Seneca Valley gears up to spend over $100 million on a high school renovation, a Sept. 8 hearing will allow the public to give input on the project proposal. Seneca Valley plans to make its case…

That warm, fuzzy feeling you have is all the winning.
09/05/2025

That warm, fuzzy feeling you have is all the winning.

MAGA, you were right to be worried about an Epstein cover up. You were right to care deeply about the economy. You were right to want to put working families first. So let’s be consistent - It’s time to turn on Trump, he's failed you miserably every front.

But the process is so horrible at Yinz Binz!
09/05/2025

But the process is so horrible at Yinz Binz!

UPDATE: The Butler’s Mac.Bid will stay open with adjusted hours, according to the business’s chief operating officer in a Friday, Sept. 5 conversation. https://buff.ly/uRkAYPz

Still slow if you are headed toward the city
09/05/2025

Still slow if you are headed toward the city

So when the BLS says eleventy billion jobs were created in tomorrow’s report who should we believe?
09/04/2025

So when the BLS says eleventy billion jobs were created in tomorrow’s report who should we believe?

If the measure is long hours, long commute and never taking vacation, the Dakotas can keep it.
09/04/2025

If the measure is long hours, long commute and never taking vacation, the Dakotas can keep it.

According to a recent study, Pennsylvania ranks towards the bottom of the "hardest-working states in America."

Did the Eagle make this arrangement on purpose?
09/04/2025

Did the Eagle make this arrangement on purpose?

Solar is having a real sudden impact in southeastern Butler County.It’ll be curious to see how this one plays out as at ...
09/03/2025

Solar is having a real sudden impact in southeastern Butler County.

It’ll be curious to see how this one plays out as at least a few other rural, un-zoned townships in the county have floated the idea of a solar specific ordinance separate from a larger comprehensive zoning regime.

Sunvest Solar, a solar energy developer, is appealing the validity of an ordinance recently enacted by Jefferson Township that established new regulations for the installation and use of solar energy…

09/03/2025

One would think having it up on 9-11 would be more important than for Village Fest.

Unless of course the whole thing is just a big vanity project…

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