Plan for redevelopment of Quentin Riding Club, including Wawa, is moving forward

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The subdivision/land development plan for the former Quentin Riding Club at the intersection of state routes 72 and 419, Quentin, could come before West Cornwall Township supervisors at their July meeting.

Township engineer Jeff Steckbeck told supervisors Monday that the proposed development, Cavalry at Quentin, has had its fourth round of revisions and review by the county engineer, and final revisions are underway.

The township’s planning commission issued conditional approval of the plan in May, he added.

Proposed for the 46-acre site is a mix of commercial and residential lots, including 120 age-restricted apartments. A Wawa gas station and convenience store has been proposed for one of the six commercial lots.

The eastern side of the site may become an equine therapy center serving veterans.

Steckbeck also reported that contracts were executed for two of the township’s 2025 public works projects. Oil and chip sealing of Starner Road could occur as early as next week, weather permitting. Martin Paving was awarded the $48,412 contract.

In the event of inclement weather, the project will be done in late July.

Also awarded was $44,150 to H&K Group for base repair and overlay paving of North Cornwall Road, west of Zinns Mill Road. This work will be done in late June or early July, Steckbeck told supervisors.

Awaiting approval from PennDOT is the curb, sidewalk and drainage project on North Zinns Mill Road/Main Street, Quentin. Once this is approved and a highway occupancy permit issued — which Steckbeck said could occur in the next two weeks — the project will be bid. Until that occurs, planning and design of parking meters and paving at the township’s 67 W. Main St. property are on hold, Steckbeck said.

The township municipal authority is investigating drilling a new well for its water system east of Quentin and on the 10-acre site that could become home to a new Mennonite school, Steckbeck said. Patriot Environmental Management of Pottstown is overseeing this project.

The authority operates three groundwater wells and is interested in developing a fourth. Should a test well prove viable, the authority would negotiate for purchase of one acre of the site, as required by DEP, Steckbeck said.

The township municipal authority may become a conservator for an unoccupied property on North Zinns Mill Road. Property owners have repeatedly been notified of violations of the township’s Property Maintenance Code and have not taken corrective action.

Supervisors authorized solicitor Eric Gibson to begin the legal process naming the township municipal as conservator, which has the authority to come up with a plan, find people to do the work and make recommendations to the court, Gibson said.

In other action, supervisors voted to:

• Amend the penalty for the township’s Property Maintenance Code from criminal to civil. In July 2024, supervisors approved a resolution setting penalties for violations of the code should they be upheld;
• Approve Lebanon County DES as the township’s Emergency Management Coordinator;
• Approve contributions of $20,000 each to the Mount Gretna and Quentin volunteer fire companies.

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, July 14. These meetings are open to the public and do not require registration.