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At a meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the South Annville Township Board of Supervisors moved to assist Garman Builders in the widening of Reigerts Lane and adopted a new ordinance pertaining to the speed limit on Bachman Road.

At the June board meeting, Gordon Sheetz of the township planning commission presented the 4-lot subdivision plans for the Wynfield at Annville by Garman Builders development, which is located on Reigerts Lane near the intersection with Mount Pleasant Road.

Sheetz reported that the planning commission did not approve the plans due to the width of Reigerts Lane. Supervisors heeded the commission’s concerns and tabled the plans.

Brandon Williams of Garman Builders brought up the plans again this month, stating that Garman Builders is willing to entertain the widening of Reigerts Lane, but is concerned about the price. Williams estimated that the cost would be about $38,000 before markups. Board chairman Dale Hoover proposed a compromise in which the township pays $20,000 toward the cost to widen the road.

Sheetz said the planning commission would sign off on the plans as long as Reigerts Lane is widened and encouraged the board to make the best decision for the township, despite his personal reservations about the township making a monetary contribution.

Following the discussion, supervisors unanimously moved to authorize a payment of $20,000 toward the widening of Reigerts Lane, and subsequently unanimously moved to approve the 4-lot subdivision plans.

Supervisors also passed two motions related to the speed limit on Bachman Road.

At the June meeting, supervisors heard concerns from residents about the speed limit. The board authorized township solicitor Josele Cleary to draft an ordinance changing the speed limit to 25 mph last month.

Supervisors unanimously moved to ratify and confirm the solicitor’s action and advertise the ordinance at the request of South Annville Chief of Police Ben Sutcliffe. Next, supervisors unanimously moved to enact Ordinance 8-14-24, which reduces the speed limit on Bachman Road to 25 mph.

The supervisors also unanimously moved to:

  • Adopt the Western Lebanon County Regional Emergency Management Agency, known as Resolution 8-14-24.
  • Approve the Declaration of Relinquishment as advised by Cleary for Jeffsu Lane as a part of Garman Builder’s Wynfield development.
  • Approve the box card revision for Mount Gretna Fire Company.
  • Approve the July secretary’s and treasurer’s reports and pay the township bills.

Allison Garner from Rettew Associates Inc. reported the following in the engineer’s report:

  • Utility work for the Carmany Place development near the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and Reigerts Lane is forthcoming in September. Garner will continue to address concerns about the requested 24-hour road closure of Reigerts Lane.
  • MS-4 reporting is in process.
  • Rettew completed an inspection of the new pipe on Mount Pleasant Road.
  • The Brandt Road culvert project coordination is ongoing.

Supervisors also discussed the following:

  • Chuck Hess from Landmark Homes asked the board to consider acting on the Southgate preliminary plans to meet the Oct. 11 deadline imposed by the conditional-use requirements. Supervisors advised Hess to contact Cleary to seek a change in the deadline date due to the lack of a clean letter from the county and planning commission approval for the plans.
  • The Hinkle and Brandt Road intersection has been updated per the recommendations from PennDOT’s Local Technical Assistance Program. Adjustments included moving the stop sign and updating painted lines.
  • Residents raised concerns about traffic control and construction on Reigerts Lane and Mount Pleasant Road.
  • The Candler’s Point Phase 1 and North Point amended stormwater agreement agenda items were tabled.

The Board of Supervisors of South Annville Township meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in the township building at 1042 Horseshoe Pike and are open to the public. Next month’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

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Jess Benninger is a reporter for LebTown. She is currently earning a bachelor's degree in English at Lebanon Valley College. When she is not writing, she enjoys hiking, listening to music and learning new things.