North Strabane supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday night to authorize the township solicitor to finalize an ordinance that permits oil and gas drilling as a conditional use.

Board chairman Greg Sulc abstained from the discussion and subsequent vote because he is an employee of Range Resources, an oil and gas company located in nearby Southpointe.

The board also ultimately decided not to include provisions for bunk housing in the ordinance, an issue that had been discussed at its last meeting.

"I firmly believe that no temporary housing should be permitted," supervisor Jeff Stanley said. "[The township] is 26 square miles. You are within 20 miles of accommodations."