Revised plans for curb and sidewalk work in Quentin under PennDOT review

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Curb and sidewalk work on the township’s property at 67 W. Main St., Quentin, is still on hold, awaiting approval by PennDOT and issuance of a highway occupancy permit.

West Cornwall Township and the state Department of Transportation have gone back and forth for several months on plans for curb, sidewalk and drainage improvements for the corner of North Zinns Mill Road and Main Street.

Now revised drawings are under review by PennDOT, township engineer Jeff Steckbeck told supervisors Monday. Once approved and the highway occupancy permit received, the project can be bid.

But supervisors have decided to no longer wait for the work to be completed before consideration of improvements to the property. They asked Steckbeck to advertise for bids to pave and stripe the 6,000-square-foot lot at the rear of the building.

At previous meetings, supervisors had discussed possibly metering the back lot for parking. A decision on metering has not yet been resolved, supervisor David Lloyd said in an email Wednesday.

Supervisor Dennis Tulli also asked that Steckbeck “get some quotes for the inside of the building, so it’s usable.”

In May 2024, the township purchased the almost half-acre lot and historic stone building that had once served as a stagecoach stop. More recently, it was a gas station.

Since the purchase, supervisors have discussed building use and parking lot but were waiting on the curb and sidewalk project before making any decisions. That work was to have been completed in 2024.

Supervisors also instructed their solicitor to review the township’s burning ordinance after receiving another complaint about noxious odors, smoke, and fumes from open burning of trash. In March 2025, several Quentin residents complained about the smoke and odors from open burning.

The township permits open burning under certain circumstances, one of which is that the material burned does not “create obnoxious odors or fumes or quantity of acrid fumes which would be annoying or harmful to humans or animals,” according to the ordinance.

The burn ordinance will be discussed at supervisors’ September meeting.

Supervisors were also asked about the township’s plans for providing additional recreational areas and facilities for residents of new housing developments.

Otto Leinhauser, who also attended supervisors’ meeting, asked how fees collected from developers specifically for parks and recreation have been spent since 2001.

Supervisors asked solicitor Eric Gibson to review the township’s recreation funds.

In other business,

• Steckbeck reported that approval of Cavalry at Quentin has been approved by West Cornwall, Cornwall Borough, and Lebanon County planning. Tulli added that ground could be broken for the Wawa gas station and convenience store in September.
• Myers Brothers will drill a new test well for $11,200 for the township Municipal Authority. The well will be located on the property slated for a new Mennonite school at the western edge of the Scenic Ridge development.
• Supervisors awarded a contract for $11,990 to Kresge Excavating for inlet work on Birch Street.
• Supervisors asked Steckbeck to investigate whether the speed limit on Main Street in Quentin could be lowered to 25 mph from its current 35 mph.

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, Sept. 8. These meetings are open to the public and do not require registration.