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A public parking lot, possibly with meters, at the township’s property at 67 W. Main St. is one of four public works projects planned for 2025, township engineer Jeff Steckbeck said at a supervisors’ meeting Monday, March 10.
The others include finishing sidewalks, installing curbing and drains, also at 67 W. Main St., and putting a drainage system behind the township building and new grates and inlets along Birch Avenue in the Stoberdale area of the township.
Work on sidewalks and curbing for 67 W. Main St. was bid in 2024, but the project the township anticipated and had contracted for differed from what PennDOT permitted.
PennDOT wanted an old stormwater inlet removed and two new inlets and piping installed to handle stormwater at the front of the township property. So only some of the work — an internal curb and sidewalk of crushed stone — was completed last year.
The township is working on a new PennDOT permit at this time to finish the improvements at 67 W. Main St., Steckbeck said.
“We intend to obtain the permit by April 30, bid the job in May and build it over the summer,” Steckbeck said in an email.
Supervisors purchased the property at 67 W. Main St. last May. One plus was the potential to add public parking for Quentin residents and businesses. The township has budgeted $13,000 for meters, but that figure represents the high end for various options, supervisor David Lloyd said. Options include a cloud-based app or leasing meters.
Township solicitor Eric Gibson said he would research whether generation of revenues through parking meters would mean the property would lose its tax-exempt status.
An item not on the agenda but brought up by several residents was why the township continues to allow burning of trash — especially in Quentin where houses often are close together, so smoke and noxious odors can blow into neighbors’ houses.
Supervisor Russ Gibble encouraged residents to make suggestions about the township’s current ordinance that permits burning of trash.
In other business, supervisors approved a land development plan submitted by Beck Creek Plumbing for a new retail/wholesale shop of about 12,000 square feet with parking. The new shop will be at the southeast corner of Main Street and Locust Lane.
Steckbeck reported that Iron Mill Townes, a development of 16 townhouses, is moving into construction phase. Iron Mill Townes is located off South Zinns Mill Road in Quentin.
Two other plans are under review by the county, Steckbeck said. These are Cavalry at Quentin and Alden West.
Cavalry at Quentin, at the intersection of routes 419 and 72, is the former home of the Quentin Riding Club. Proposed is a mix of residential and commercial lots. A Wawa gas station and convenience store have been proposed for one lot.
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- Equestrian therapy facility wins special exception approval with conditions
- Special exception granted for Wawa store & gas station in West Cornwall Township
Alden West is a development of 48 duplexes and part of Alden Place.
West Cornwall Township supervisors meet at 73 S. Zinns Mill Road on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The next meeting will be held Monday, April 14. These meetings are open to the public and do not require registration.
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