[4:13] join me in the pledge of allegiance.
[4:18] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[4:20] United States of America and to the
[4:22] republic for which it stands, one nation
[4:25] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[4:28] justice for all.
[4:32] Kim, if you would take note that two of
[4:35] the supervisors are here
[4:38] unsure of Ben's whereabouts.
[4:41] Uh we're going to start off with the
[4:43] induction of our new chief. Um just have
[4:47] a few words to say. Uh today we're proud
[4:50] to formally swear in Justin Cyel as the
[4:52] permanent chief of police for Lanster
[4:54] Township. Uh, Chief Cyel has served with
[4:57] distinction as our acting chief since
[4:59] January, providing steady and effective
[5:02] leadership during the critical early
[5:04] stages of establishing our independent
[5:06] police department.
[5:08] His commitment to professionalism,
[5:10] community safety, and departmental
[5:12] growth has been instrumental in building
[5:14] a strong foundation for the Langster
[5:16] Township Police Department. With
[5:18] extensive law enforcement experience and
[5:20] a proven track record of dedicated
[5:22] service, including his roles as
[5:23] successful in the successful launch of
[5:25] our new department, Chief Cyel is
[5:27] exceptionally wellqualified to guide our
[5:29] officers and continue prioritizing the
[5:32] protection and well-being of our
[5:34] residents. His promotion to permanent
[5:36] chief reflects the confidence of the
[5:39] board of supervisors and his vision,
[5:41] integrity, and ability to lead our
[5:43] department into the future. We look
[5:45] forward to the continued success of the
[5:47] Langster Township Police Department
[5:50] under his leadership.
[5:52] Now, for a little swearing in
[6:00] over here,
[6:03] » Raise your right. logo behind you. It
[6:05] might be a nice spot there.
[6:06] » There we go. Raise your right hand. I,
[6:10] Justin Cable, do solemnly swear
[6:13] » I, Justin Cyel, do solemnly swear
[6:15] » That I will support, obey, and defend
[6:17] the Constitution of the United States
[6:19] » That I will support, obey, and defend
[6:21] the Constitution of the United States
[6:23] » And the Constitution and laws of the
[6:25] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
[6:26] » And the Constitution and laws of
[6:29] Pennsylvania.
[6:30] that I will discharge the duties of my
[6:32] office as chief of police with fidelity.
[6:35] » That I will discharge my duties as chief
[6:37] of police with fidelity.
[6:39] » Will uphold, obey, and enforce the law
[6:42] without consideration.
[6:44] » Will uphold, obey, and enforce the law
[6:47] without consideration
[6:48] » To a person's race, color, sex,
[6:51] religious creed
[6:53] » To a person's race, sex, religion, or
[6:56] religious creed. color, orientation,
[7:00] age.
[7:01] » Color, orientation, or age.
[7:03] » National origin, ancestry, or
[7:05] disability.
[7:06] » National origin, ancestry, or
[7:08] disability.
[7:09] » And that I will obey the rules,
[7:11] regulations, and policies and
[7:12] procedures.
[7:14] » And that I will obey the rules,
[7:15] regulations, policies, and procedures
[7:17] » Governing the Lancaster Township Police
[7:19] Department.
[7:20] » Governing the Lancaster Township Police
[7:21] Department. Congratulations.
[7:52] It's okay. Nobody's watching.
[8:13] Watch your
[8:23] exit. Congrats again. Thank you. If you
[8:27] guys all want to go outside, take some
[8:28] pictures and Okay. Thank you.
[8:58] I'm
[9:13] All right, continuing. Uh, do we have
[9:15] any public comment on agenda items?
[9:18] Agenda items only at this point.
[9:22] None.
[9:23] Secretary report
[9:35] uh fund balances for May uh 8,700,694.98
[9:44] uh for the general fund investment escro
[9:46] and liabilities. The Highway 8 fund
[9:48] 1,488,565.554.
[9:52] The Capital Reserve Fund 1,87,1345
[9:58] for a total made balance of
[9:59] 11,996,273.97.
[10:05] » We will file that for audit bills.
[10:08] » Uh monthly bills, uh general fund total
[10:12] $459,26.86.
[10:15] 86
[10:16] escrow fund total $2,69.32
[10:20] state highway fund $16,743.50
[10:25] capital reserve fund total zero for
[10:28] total bills of $478,55968.
[10:34] I make a motion that we pay the bills.
[10:36] » Second. It's been moved and seconded
[10:38] that we pay the bills. All those in
[10:40] favor signify by saying I.
[10:43] » I. I. Moving on to reports. Uh Lafayette
[10:47] Fire Company
[10:49] covers the east side of the township.
[10:51] The uh we did not have their report for
[10:54] May available for this meeting. Uh
[10:57] Langster Township Fire Chief. Uh 32
[11:01] calls for the month. Uh one call of
[11:04] significance. We had a gas explosion on
[11:06] Chadwick Circle. Um originally came in
[11:08] as the uh homeowner reporting that the
[11:11] hot water heater had been blown up. uh
[11:13] we got there and determined that was not
[11:15] the case. The uh was quite impressive.
[11:18] The uh structure itself sustained
[11:20] significant damage. The homeowner was
[11:22] alive and out front with a neighbor. Um
[11:25] she was in the basement of that
[11:27] structure when the explosion happened.
[11:29] Um the hot water heater was intact. So
[11:31] there was a there was a gas leak that
[11:33] occurred and some ignition source and it
[11:36] found its way to an ignition source and
[11:38] exploded. Um township codes did come out
[11:41] and take a look at it. So, we appreciate
[11:43] their help. Uh, as far as you know, she
[11:45] is, uh, last known condition is she's
[11:46] still alive. She was taken to LGH with
[11:49] burns to the face and legs and then
[11:51] transferred to Lehigh Burn Center. Um,
[11:54] we had one firefighter that was injured
[11:56] trying to get a cat. Cat bit him out of
[11:58] an abundance of caution. We sent him for
[12:00] evaluation and, uh, the paperwork was
[12:02] submitted to the township office. Um,
[12:06] our rescue continues to be out of
[12:08] service this week. Uh it's in the body
[12:10] shop getting some minor body repair done
[12:13] from a accident that that had occurred a
[12:16] few months ago. Um in previous meetings
[12:19] I talked about some of our training and
[12:22] u we had four personnel successfully
[12:25] pass their national registry EMT test.
[12:28] Uh we still have one that is testing
[12:29] this week. Um
[12:33] the fire department is now set up with
[12:35] NOX. the the township has a uh a
[12:38] voluntary voluntary
[12:41] um program with Knox that uh businesses
[12:44] can can request one. Um we are now set
[12:48] up online with a self-service ordering
[12:51] function so that those uh those
[12:53] individuals wishing to get a Knox can do
[12:55] so online. They don't need to fill out
[12:57] the old paper forms anymore. So um
[13:00] that's all I have. Any questions for me?
[13:03] » None for me. Thank
[13:05] » Thank you.
[13:07] Uh recycling report for April uh 20.84%
[13:13] safety committee meeting safety
[13:15] committee meeting minutes uh sewer
[13:17] reports Lassa and SLassa printed copies
[13:20] are available township office for a
[13:22] nominal fee to view and printed on the
[13:24] website.
[13:26] Workshop reports planning and zoning.
[13:28] » Can we pump Sergeant Carpenter up so he
[13:30] can go join it?
[13:31] » Yeah, we could definitely do that. Let's
[13:32] go to the police court. All right. Uh,
[13:35] for the month of May, we had 433 calls
[13:39] for service. We had 26 vehicle crashes,
[13:43] 157 traffic enforcement stops, 84
[13:46] traffic citations issued, 10 written
[13:49] traffic warnings issued, 63 verbal
[13:51] traffic warnings issued, 18 misdemeanor
[13:55] felony offenses, three DUI arrests, six
[13:58] non-traffic citations issued, zero auto
[14:02] thefts, and 55 vehicle steering wheel
[14:05] locks were issued year to date. Uh in
[14:08] response to resident complaints,
[14:09] officers continued to conduct speed
[14:11] enforcement throughout the township. Um
[14:14] officers participated in career day uh
[14:17] hosted by the school district of
[14:19] Lancaster where they displayed patrol
[14:21] vehicles and equipment and engaged with
[14:23] students at Burough's elementary school.
[14:26] We have currently transitioned our
[14:30] report writing system from the Cody's
[14:32] record 6 to the new Cody's uh pathfinder
[14:35] which is web- based. Um and with our
[14:38] annual training officers completed uh
[14:40] their mandatory inservice training
[14:42] modules for 2026. Half of the department
[14:45] completed firearm qualifications and
[14:47] first aid training. The remaining
[14:48] officers will complete uh this training
[14:51] in June.
[14:52] And we have a open position posted till
[14:55] the end of the month.
[14:56] » Correct.
[14:59] » Hey, thank you.
[15:00] » You're excused.
[15:07] » Now, Mr.
[15:09] » Thank you.
[15:11] Um, so the grass violations are piling
[15:15] up. Uh, the growing season is well upon
[15:18] us. Uh we've actually gotten to the
[15:20] point I think we've mowed uh three
[15:22] properties now with two of them just
[15:24] being today. Uh so for a total of three
[15:26] so far this year.
[15:29] Uh and those are properties that we've
[15:31] given the the polite nice letter saying
[15:34] hey maybe you forgot the miller grass uh
[15:37] and that went on to a notice of
[15:39] violation and that was still ignored and
[15:41] we've gotten to the point where we've
[15:42] had to take action. So just a little
[15:44] background there. Uh I don't have a
[15:46] number for you off the top of my head.
[15:48] We're uh we are using um for code
[15:51] violations. We're using uh the new uh
[15:53] computer system tracer for that. Uh
[15:56] we're still learning some of the
[15:57] reporting features of that to be able to
[15:59] to split out just the grass violations.
[16:02] I haven't just haven't quite figured
[16:03] that out yet. So, uh but they're they're
[16:06] rolling in pretty regularly with the
[16:07] grass storm. And then uh the fire chief
[16:10] already stole some of my thunder with
[16:12] the the uh explosion at the house. Uh it
[16:16] was uh it was rather uh I don't know if
[16:19] impressive was a good word to use for
[16:20] it, but it was really amazing what uh
[16:23] the force of that explosion did to the
[16:25] to the house itself, the structure. Uh
[16:28] it was pretty clear even to a
[16:30] nonstructural engineer guy like myself
[16:32] that this house wasn't safe to to keep
[16:35] people in. So we did condemn that. Uh I
[16:37] did actually speak to the resident um I
[16:40] think it was that following Monday. Uh I
[16:42] had contact with her and and met her in
[16:45] person then uh to talk about some
[16:47] concerns she had. Uh she was out of the
[16:50] hospital obviously at that point but uh
[16:52] last I heard she was doing well. I
[16:54] haven't heard from her since then but uh
[16:55] she was doing well relatively at that
[16:58] time. So uh that's all I have for you
[17:01] questions for me. Uh
[17:05] if memory serves me correct, uh based on
[17:08] the photos that I saw from the incident,
[17:11] the property that is right that is
[17:15] literally right there next to
[17:19] the property that almost floated was
[17:21] under construction as well.
[17:23] » Uh they are doing
[17:25] » Or they were like
[17:26] » Currently doing some uh siding, maybe a
[17:30] roof.
[17:30] » Okay. Uh, and then I think they have
[17:33] some plans to do some other work, but
[17:35] they haven't started that yet. It's just
[17:37] been the to my knowledge just the siding
[17:39] so far.
[17:41] » Okay. But like that property was not
[17:43] » Uh we we
[17:46] recommended that they get someone maybe
[17:47] through their insurance company to to
[17:49] come in and you know take a better look.
[17:51] Uh someone who's more education and
[17:53] experience than I have uh for for
[17:56] judging that. But uh I there was nothing
[17:58] that stuck out to to myself and even
[18:01] some of the fire guys uh had taken a
[18:03] look at it too and and there it seemed
[18:06] like the blast actually pushed the
[18:07] opposite side and um so they were pretty
[18:10] fortunate.
[18:13] » That's all I got.
[18:14] » Thank you, sir.
[18:16] » Township engineer Ben Weber.
[18:19] » Good evening. Uh we've got several
[18:22] construction projects that are
[18:24] continuing on. Southern Village phase 4.
[18:27] Milligville Apartments is wrapping up.
[18:29] Wallbank Road Self Storage is wrapping
[18:31] up. Burrows Elementary should be wrapped
[18:34] up by the end of the summer. Um, and uh,
[18:38] the county prison is the largest thing
[18:41] we have in the in the hopper for
[18:42] planning processing, but uh, it's
[18:46] looking like it might be before you at
[18:48] the July meeting. Um, if it goes through
[18:51] the planning commission uh, for a
[18:54] recommendation. Um,
[18:57] don't have any other real large projects
[18:59] that have come through the door just
[19:01] yet. a few small things, but um keeping
[19:04] up with all of it. It's still a busy
[19:07] time, so that's all I've got.
[19:11] » All good. Thank you.
[19:12] » Public works. Deon,
[19:14] » Good evening. Um a few things to touch
[19:17] on on the report here. Uh so we're
[19:19] continuing to work on the new yard
[19:21] facility. We just um have some checks
[19:23] tonight. We signed for resubmitting of
[19:25] the MPDS permit. Um with that new
[19:28] update, obviously, like I said, last
[19:29] month that got a little complicated. we
[19:31] had to pull that back, do some more
[19:33] testing and uh and um rework in the
[19:36] plan. Got that all ready to submit that.
[19:38] So, um we're we're hopeful to to see
[19:40] some uh some stuff back here in the next
[19:42] couple of weeks, two months. Um on that
[19:45] one, uh we are getting ready to start
[19:48] the storm water improvements, uh
[19:49] replacements in the Kensington project.
[19:51] So, we did our first um Lazak, our our
[19:54] foreman, did his first complex project
[19:56] meeting out there uh with all the
[19:58] parties um and that went off uh very
[20:00] well. Um brought Kenzie the club um up
[20:03] to speed with some of their requirements
[20:06] as a utility owner uh as well cuz they
[20:08] had private utilities in that
[20:09] development. So, that was uh good all
[20:12] the way around. Uh the playground at St.
[20:14] Joe's is open uh opened May 21st before
[20:17] Memorial Day, that lovely beautiful
[20:19] weather weekend we had. Um but luckily
[20:22] the few weekends after that I've seen
[20:23] some kids uh playing in there and
[20:24] they've been uh doing great. Uh the
[20:27] playgrounds have been doing great. Um
[20:29] the damage flasher from uh what it we
[20:32] assume uh to be a dump truck with it up
[20:34] on New Damble Pike has been repaired. Um
[20:37] we're ready to submit that for
[20:39] insurance. Uh and the guys are currently
[20:41] uh working on Honeysuckle Lane um to
[20:44] make some improvements to some swim
[20:46] water out there. Um before you tonight
[20:49] will be the uh park ordinance that we
[20:51] had talked about last month. Um
[20:54] and then uh one last thing before I move
[20:56] on is we had uh one of our uh staff
[20:59] members, Tim Heller, uh take and pass as
[21:03] of Friday. Uh he is now a certified
[21:05] playground safety inspector. Um which
[21:07] will help keep all of our playgrounds up
[21:09] to the safety standards um that we all
[21:13] but but to the te with the
[21:15] certification. So, I'm happy to have
[21:17] that unless you guys have any questions.
[21:20] » Thank you, sir.
[21:22] » Township manager.
[21:23] » Uh, last month uh uh Devin did an
[21:27] excellent job of talking about the
[21:28] public works facility and um its history
[21:31] and the status of uh the current
[21:33] facility as as it sits. Um if you
[21:36] recall, we went to bid um last year for
[21:40] the public works building when we
[21:41] thought that it was going to come in at
[21:42] five or six million $6 million. the bids
[21:44] came in significantly more than that.
[21:47] It's caused us to go back and um revise
[21:50] uh the drawings with the eye towards
[21:52] rebidding and hoping to get a better
[21:54] price. Um but as uh we go through that
[21:59] process, we recognize that that while we
[22:01] may not get to, you know, the nine or
[22:03] $10 million that we were looking at
[22:05] before, we're going to end up somewhere
[22:06] in the middle. So, that's going to make
[22:09] us have to make or you have to make some
[22:11] tough decisions about how much of our
[22:12] reserves we spend. We don't have any
[22:15] debt in the township, which is a real uh
[22:18] oddity uh in today's uh local government
[22:21] scene. So, um we're probably going to
[22:23] have to take on debt for the first time,
[22:25] and that may necessitate some increased
[22:27] tax revenue. Um so, just out out of an
[22:30] abundance of caution and transparency,
[22:33] last month we had a report on the old
[22:35] building. This month I'm gonna ask Devin
[22:36] to get up now and give a little report
[22:38] on what the new facility looks like and
[22:40] how it differs from the old design. And
[22:42] next month we'll do uh a little
[22:45] discussion about uh the financing side
[22:47] of things. Um a lot of times uh we go
[22:51] through this process and folks come in,
[22:54] you know, when in January or February or
[22:56] budget time and and say that they didn't
[22:58] have a chance to weigh in, that they
[22:59] hadn't heard anything about this, that
[23:01] we weren't transparent. not not really
[23:02] us, but I mean that's the local I mean
[23:04] that's the that's the typical criticism
[23:06] of local government. So I want to make
[23:07] sure although this gets a little tedious
[23:10] that we give everyone a chance to both
[23:12] online or in person uh learn about what
[23:14] we're doing and why uh to weigh in as
[23:16] part of the process um so that we make
[23:19] uh a good decision um with as much
[23:22] public input input as possible. So if
[23:25] you would
[23:26] » Great uh thank you. So um just to start
[23:30] off here I want to do a little bit of
[23:31] background uh on the next slide about
[23:32] how we got to this point. So uh just a
[23:35] comparison here uh 1990s versus today
[23:37] when when the public works building that
[23:39] exists today uh was built um uh we had
[23:43] approximately 40 mi of roadway um and
[23:46] Gable Park, Wedgewood, Benton Lane uh
[23:48] were just new uh or being built uh
[23:51] neighborhoods. Um uh parks were just
[23:54] starting to be added to the township.
[23:55] the township didn't even didn't even own
[23:57] parks back then. Maybe Window Landing in
[23:59] the '90s was just new with that
[24:01] development, but even Hamilton Park at
[24:02] that time was privately owned um by the
[24:05] the Hamilton Plug Park Club, I think is
[24:08] what was called.
[24:09] » Um and Community Park didn't didn't even
[24:11] exist yet. Um it was a farm to my
[24:14] knowledge back then. And also the MS4
[24:16] storm water requirements um were were
[24:18] not in existence. Um we now have over 50
[24:21] mi of local road uh five parks with over
[24:24] 100 acres to manage. uh MS4 uh is up and
[24:27] running and a lot of what we do is based
[24:30] around that with storm water concerns uh
[24:32] today. Uh not to mention about a 50%
[24:36] population increase since n since the
[24:38] early 1990s. Um and we've highlighted
[24:40] some of those roads and uh in color
[24:42] there you can see that not the state
[24:44] roads in blue, but the reds and yellows
[24:46] were roads that weren't weren't here
[24:48] were just recently developing uh when
[24:50] this the current building was was built.
[24:53] Um um so just a little example uh of how
[24:58] that's impacted storage. So just remind
[24:59] you of that photo and how that
[25:01] complicates things. Um so just just
[25:04] taking in mind here with the size of
[25:05] that building and how that looks um when
[25:08] we go through the next slide here. Um so
[25:11] so this is the design for the new
[25:13] building. Um and the current building
[25:15] sits in approximately a quarter of this.
[25:18] So, that tells you the the the the much
[25:21] needed space that we'll be able to
[25:22] create. Um uh to uh have uh additional
[25:27] storage, uh the ability to to to get
[25:30] vehicles in and out without moving 30
[25:32] pieces out to get one piece. Um not to
[25:35] mention just the just the overall safety
[25:37] of being able to move around freely
[25:38] without tripping over a trailer hitch or
[25:40] or or what um whatever may be sticking
[25:43] out of the back of a truck after a
[25:44] workday. Um, in addition to that, we'll
[25:48] have a a separate wash bay, uh, which
[25:50] will allow us to to wash vehicles and
[25:52] not get everything else musty and dirty.
[25:55] Uh, and a mechanics bay, which will will
[25:57] be separated from the the maintenance
[26:00] storage area. Um, we'll have uh have
[26:04] completely separated the the lunchroom
[26:08] areas, the break room areas, all of
[26:10] those things, the offices from the
[26:13] maintenance space, which as most people
[26:16] know tend to be a little bit more
[26:17] dirtier uh with some positive air uh
[26:20] which would would uh negative would
[26:22] decrease the amount of dust and dirt
[26:23] that you see in the office spaces and
[26:25] lunchrooms. And then above that uh which
[26:27] you can see at the top there is the
[26:30] mezzanine which would be the
[26:33] I don't even know how how much more
[26:34] space it would be. It'll be all of the
[26:36] dry storage that we have for filters and
[26:38] recycle bins and all those things that
[26:40] we just currently have stocked in
[26:42] storage containers here and there and
[26:44] everywhere else. Um
[26:47] and then u and then this is the
[26:49] oversight plan. Um uh we did um
[26:54] we had Bill had mention about changing
[26:55] the the scope of this. Uh we did go
[26:58] through and and make some changes to
[27:00] this. So, the original building layout
[27:02] plan did have uh an excessive overhead
[27:04] crane throughout it for for mounting
[27:07] plows and all of those things. Uh we've
[27:09] completely uh removed that through the
[27:11] majority of the building with the
[27:12] exception of the maintenance uh area
[27:14] where we can use that to to put the
[27:16] plows and salt spreaders on um and not
[27:19] need to have that throughout the entire
[27:20] building which is which was a
[27:22] substantial cost. Um and in addition to
[27:25] that by removing the back place uh the
[27:28] place where the red circle is um which
[27:30] would uh be additional outdoor storage
[27:32] and um some vehicle storage for the
[27:36] police uh which had an excessive amount
[27:38] of rock removals to be uh to be done
[27:40] there. Uh by removing that we saved a
[27:43] lot of money as well and then we we
[27:44] would move those things off site. Um so
[27:48] just a couple of things that we looked
[27:49] at um that substantially decreased the
[27:52] cost. Um there were there were
[27:54] oversightes when we talked to the
[27:55] designers originally. So um so we we
[28:00] anticipate these changes to save the
[28:02] project about 1.3 to 1.5 million um and
[28:06] uh bring the total project cost down to
[28:08] about 7.8 million to to 8 million. Um uh
[28:11] like Bill has mentioned before the last
[28:13] the lowest bids with the last round was
[28:15] about $9.3 million. So, we're hoping
[28:18] that these savings, uh, these reductions
[28:21] can help save the project overall.
[28:24] So, uh, any questions?
[28:30] » Great.
[28:30] » Thank you.
[28:31] » Thanks.
[28:47] Tuesday, June 16th, 2026, 7 p.m.
[28:51] Planning Commission meeting here at
[28:52] 12:40 Maple A. Uh, Tuesday, June 23rd,
[28:56] 2026, 7 p.m. zoning hearing board
[28:58] meeting here at 12:40 Maple A. The
[29:03] township office will be closed on
[29:05] Friday, July 3rd to recognize the July
[29:09] 4th holiday. And our next board of
[29:12] supervisors meeting will be Monday, July
[29:14] 13th, 2026.
[29:17] Uh, is there a reason that says 6:30,
[29:19] not 6?
[29:21] » Mistake.
[29:22] » Should be 6.
[29:23] » 6:00 p.m.
[29:24] » My bad.
[29:26] » It's okay. Uh, at at 6 p.m. here at
[29:29] 12:40 Maple Lab.
[29:31] » Old business.
[29:35] Uh, ordinance number 2026-04,
[29:38] ordinance of the township of Lancaster,
[29:40] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, adopting
[29:41] new uh parks, public property, and
[29:44] recreational space ordinance. Uh, Mr.
[29:48] Chair, I make a motion that uh that we
[29:51] approve ordinance number 2026-04,
[29:54] adopting a new parks, public property,
[29:55] and recreational spaces ordinance.
[29:58] » Second. It has been moved and seconded
[30:00] to approve ordinance number 2026-04.
[30:04] All those in favor signify by saying I.
[30:06] » I.
[30:07] » I.
[30:09] » Planning and zoning
[30:11] » Uh LTPC272 Southern Village Phase 4
[30:14] financial security reduction. Uh I make
[30:16] a motion that we approve a request from
[30:19] Dennis uh Del Ro uh Hunter Creek
[30:23] Builders for a reduction of the
[30:25] financial security for the southern
[30:26] village phase force subdivision and land
[30:28] development plan. Uh this request was
[30:30] received by township by the township on
[30:32] April 26, 2026. Uh in his letter dated
[30:36] May 14, 2026, township engineer Ben
[30:39] Weber recommended the township approved
[30:41] the request but only reduce the amount
[30:43] of the financial security of the
[30:45] financial security by $55,41863
[30:50] to a new amount of $2,35,537.93.
[30:55] » Second. It's been moved and seconded uh
[30:59] to for the financial security reduction
[31:02] uh LTPC 272. All those in favor signify
[31:05] by saying I.
[31:07] » I.
[31:07] » I.
[31:10] » LTPC 311 Lancaster County Correctional
[31:13] Facility time of extension. I make a
[31:15] motion that we acknowledge receipt of
[31:17] the time of extension from David Miller
[31:19] number two on behalf of the county of
[31:21] Lancaster until September 30th, 2026.
[31:23] the approval of the land development
[31:25] plan for the Lancaster County facility.
[31:27] » Uh it's just a recognition of the time
[31:30] extension.
[31:33] » Uh LTPC 334 1944 Mill Road time
[31:37] extension. Uh this is just another
[31:40] acknowledgement of receipt of 3month
[31:42] time extension from G. David uh Kenir J
[31:45] D Kenir LLC on behalf of Iris Key for
[31:51] the approval of the storm water
[31:52] management site plan for 1944 Mosul
[31:55] Road.
[31:56] » That is acknowledged. Moving on to new
[31:59] business.
[32:01] » All right. New business. Uh draft
[32:03] ordinance 2026-05, an ordinance of the
[32:05] township of Lancaster, Langster County,
[32:08] Pennsylvania, amending the zoning
[32:09] ordinance to permit nonpicular
[32:12] campgrounds in the industrial eye
[32:14] district by conditional use in the
[32:16] campus/open space district by special
[32:20] exception and establishing regulations
[32:22] and standard for such uses.
[32:26] » You will direct bill not to advertise.
[32:30] » Yep. Uh, I'm asking be uh that you guys
[32:33] direct uh myself and the solicitor to uh
[32:36] uh to advertise the draft ordinance and
[32:38] send it to the local uh planning
[32:41] commission as well as the county
[32:42] planning commission for review.
[32:44] » Let's do that.
[32:45] » Okay.
[32:47] Resolution
[32:49] uh 2026-5, a resolution authorizing the
[32:52] conveyance of certain real estate to
[32:53] Manor Township and authorizing the
[32:55] execution of all documents and papers
[32:57] and the taking of all actions required
[32:59] and and necessary to actuate the state.
[33:02] » Uh can uh can um uh after your motion uh
[33:08] and before you vote, if you can give Ben
[33:10] an opportunity to weigh in on this, I
[33:12] think it's useful. Mhm.
[33:14] » Would you make some motion to just that
[33:18] number?
[33:18] » Oh, what the? I'm sorry.
[33:20] » Number
[33:22] » The resolution numbering.
[33:23] » Yeah.
[33:23] » Oh, 2026-0
[33:26] something 6.
[33:27] » You already adopted 05.
[33:29] » Oh jeez.
[33:30] » No, that was an ordinance.
[33:32] » That's ordinance 05. This is resolution
[33:34] 05.
[33:34] » Okay, I'll calm down.
[33:36] » Okay,
[33:38] thanks.
[33:40] » Make a motion. Um,
[33:43] I'll make a motion that we approve
[33:44] resolution 2026-05 authorizing the
[33:47] conveyance of real estate to Matter
[33:48] Township and authorizing the execution
[33:50] of
[33:52] second.
[33:52] » Okay. Well, then I'll go ahead and speak
[33:54] to it then. This is a bit unusual.
[33:56] There's a there's a uh there's a small
[33:58] piece of land that's owned by Lancaster
[34:00] Township in Manor Township on the other
[34:03] side of the river. My guess is that at
[34:04] some point or another the river moved
[34:06] and the earth didn't. Um,
[34:10] » You want the history on it or no?
[34:12] » This be enough. And uh, and so we had
[34:15] hoped to convey this land to Matter
[34:17] Township because they're over there
[34:18] mowing it. It's on their side of the
[34:20] creek. Um, when we when we did the land
[34:22] development plan for the public works
[34:24] facility, we were going to convey that
[34:25] land to them. But, uh, since there's
[34:28] been a delay in the land development
[34:29] plan for public works, we still have an
[34:32] opportunity to do this by resolution.
[34:34] And, uh, this just tidies up the
[34:35] borders, conveys the land over to them.
[34:37] It'll still be a public park. Um, but it
[34:40] gives them a chance to kind of develop
[34:41] it on their side the same way we've
[34:43] developed on our side with with a trail
[34:45] system, etc., etc.
[34:47] » All right. It has been moved and
[34:49] seconded uh to approve resolution
[34:52] 2026-05.
[34:53] All those in favor signify by saying I.
[34:56] » I.
[34:57] » I. Resolution
[34:59] 2026-06,
[35:01] a resolution uh to consider Lancaster
[35:03] County's request for a revision of the
[35:05] township's official sewage facilities
[35:06] plan to provide for sewage disposal for
[35:09] new land development of the proposed
[35:11] Langster County Correctional Facility.
[35:13] Uh I make a motion that we approve
[35:15] resolution uh 2026-06.
[35:17] There is a request by Langster County
[35:19] for a revision of the official sewage
[35:21] facilities plan of the township to
[35:23] provide for a sewage disposal for new
[35:25] land development of the fosed Lancaster
[35:27] County commercial correctional facility.
[35:30] » Second.
[35:31] Uh it's been moved and seconded to
[35:34] approve resolution 2026-06.
[35:37] Uh all those in favor signify by saying
[35:39] I.
[35:39] » I.
[35:40] » I.
[35:42] » Resolution 2026-07.
[35:44] a resolution to adopt to I'm sorry to
[35:46] approve request by Lancaster City for a
[35:49] multi- municipal joint grant application
[35:52] to seek funding for potential
[35:53] improvements to pedestrian and bicyclist
[35:55] facilities along rank road from Gtown
[35:59] Road to Rank Avenue. I make a motion
[36:02] that we approve resolution 2036-7.
[36:06] » Been moved and seconded to approve
[36:08] resolution. Excuse me. I didn't second.
[36:11] I will second. It has been moved and
[36:13] seconded uh to approve resolution 2026
[36:16] destroy 7. All those in favor signify by
[36:19] saying I.
[36:20] » I. I.
[36:23] » Guest recognition and participation. Do
[36:25] we have any non-aggenda items that
[36:28] anyone would like to speak to?
[36:31] Speak now.
[36:33] Uh please come up to the podium with
[36:35] your name and your address
[36:39] for the record.
[36:44] Uh Patrick Goldlock, 2540 Honey Lane. I
[36:48] have a quick question on the building
[36:50] right here. The when when we when we be
[36:53] getting closer to the financial end,
[36:57] you know, knowing what the bid's going
[36:59] to come in and for the the tax base and
[37:01] the increase for the you know, the
[37:03] residents.
[37:03] » We'll make that presentation at next
[37:05] month's meeting. Um based on the cost
[37:08] estimates that we're showing tonight,
[37:09] this $1.8 8 to $8 million.
[37:11] » Uhhuh.
[37:12] » And then, uh, the board will have to
[37:13] decide if they want to bid it. Um, and
[37:16] if so, how much reserves will be used
[37:19] and how much will be a tax increase and
[37:20] how much the tax increase will be spread
[37:22] out over time. So, that's that'll be an
[37:24] on ongoing discussion
[37:26] » For next month.
[37:27] » Well, I'll present all the information
[37:29] next month and then
[37:30] » Uh at some point we'll have to start to
[37:32] make that decision. Yeah.
[37:33] » Uh and then we've got to put the bid out
[37:35] and the bids could always come in,
[37:38] » I don't know, $12 million, in which case
[37:41] then
[37:41] » We'd have to go back to the drawing
[37:42] board again.
[37:43] » Yeah. Okay. And the other thing I uh
[37:46] down on Rice Road, there used to be a
[37:48] sign down there. It had uh children at
[37:50] play. It was very
[37:53] nostalgic, authentic at the time when
[37:55] that neighborhood was built. Um where
[37:58] did that go?
[37:59] » No idea what you're talking about. We
[38:01] can take a look at it and try to find
[38:02] out.
[38:02] » No, it's a street sign, but the street
[38:04] sign went missing, but a new sign went
[38:06] up. It just said watch children.
[38:08] » Okay.
[38:08] » And I just, you know, for being historic
[38:10] Lancaster County, it was so strange to
[38:12] see something that's been there since
[38:14] Willis Rice was there probably before.
[38:19] » Well, Pendot has a standards manual for
[38:21] signs and they change it. When they
[38:22] change it, we change our signs
[38:24] accordingly.
[38:25] » But we're not part of Pendot.
[38:27] It's that's like a that's not a state,
[38:29] right? That's
[38:30] » Right. The pendot dictates the the terms
[38:33] of what signages can be used in all
[38:35] public roads.
[38:37] » It's not a private road. It's
[38:38] » No, it's a it's a public small secondary
[38:41] really small road.
[38:42] » Yeah. So, we go by the Pendot standards.
[38:44] The Pendot issues a manual for all
[38:45] signage.
[38:46] » Okay.
[38:47] » Based on reflectivity.
[38:49] So, there's uniform signs around the
[38:51] Commonwealth.
[38:51] » Yeah.
[38:52] » Yeah.
[38:52] » Okay. I just wondered it just it's been
[38:54] there for since the 50s or 60s. It's
[38:56] like
[38:58] looked nice. that caught your attention
[39:00] more than the new one did, you know.
[39:03] » Not accord not according to PENDO.
[39:05] » Yeah. Well, yeah. Or for the state, but
[39:08] all righty. I think that's about it.
[39:11] » Thanks. Thank you. Anyone else?