South Annville Township approves crack sealing projects at two locations

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South Annville Township supervisors unanimously agreed on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to pay for crack sealing at Old South Crossing and the Meadows at Bachman Run.

Engineer Allison Garner explained that the amount of wear was fairly typical.

The former is expected to cost around $10,000 and the latter around $9,000, putting total costs below the bid threshold. Supervisors directed Garner to solicitor quotes from three contractors for the project.

Also during her engineer’s report, Garner said she received an as-built plan for Carmany Place Apartments and plans to conduct a brief inspection on-site. She said developers had not posted financial security with the township, as this was done through the county, but said they will need to post an 18-month bond for landscaping.

She said she was in communication with developers regarding sight distance, as the township wants them to cut down more vegetation in front of the Carmony House to improve visibility.

Supervisors also heard the police report for December and overall stats for 2025. In 2025, South Annville Township Police handled 2,625 calls, an increase of 540 calls from 2024. Western Lebanon County Regional Police handled 359 calls, a decrease of 62 from last year.

Last year, South Annville’s department covered 16 hours a day instead of 10 hours, Chief Ben Sutcliffe said. When asked whether he attributed the increase to a specific cause, Sutcliffe said the difference was fairly evenly spread between types of calls, but “Request to See Officer” calls increased from being the third-most-common call to the most common call, from 213 to 354.

In other news, supervisors:

• Unanimously approved a subdivision plan at 805 Mt. Wilson Road, following a recommendation from the planning commission. Applicant Lisa Ann Stewart-Miller, who owns two lots, plans to transfer some of one lot’s land to the other.
• Expressed willingness to apply for a Countywide Action Plan grant on behalf of the Reiner property (at the beginning of Bachman Run), as they are looking to make the creek more accessible and safe. If the township is the permittee, neither the Reiners nor the township will need to pay a permit fee. No action was taken at this time.
• Heard from the Annville-Cleona Fire Department, including that Ryan Flynn has been selected as the department’s new President.
• Unanimously approved minutes and the treasurer’s report.
• Unanimously agreed to pay bills.
• Heard the following updates:
  • Bidding thresholds in 2026 are as follows: $13,200 or less, no procedure needed to be followed; $13,201 to $24,500, three written or telephone quotes; $24,501 or more, requires bidded out.
  • Mileage rates have increased from 70 cents to 72.5 cents.
  • The Zoning Hearing Board planned to meet Thursday to discuss a requested variance from Ninety Seventeen LLC, which sought permission to include sidewalks only on one side of streets in its 42-home residential development (called “The Grove”) planned for between Spruce Street and Royal Road. The request was ultimately denied, with LebTown coverage forthcoming.
  • A request from township employees to have July 3 (a Friday) off of work as July 4 falls on a Saturday, which supervisors were amenable to.

South Annville Township supervisors meet at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in the township building at 1042 Horseshoe Pike, which features an ADA-accessible ramp and an on-site parking lot with ADA-accessible spaces, and are open to the public. Next month’s meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11.

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project.

The South Annville Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to undergo crack sealing at Old South Crossing and the Meadows at Bachman Run at its monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Engineer Allison Garner explained that the amount of wear was fairly typical.

The former is expected to cost around $10,000 and the latter around $9,000, putting total costs below the bid threshold. Supervisors directed Garner to solicitor quotes from three contractors for the project.

Also during her engineer’s report, Garner said that she received an as-built plan for Carmany Place Apartments and she plans to conduct a brief inspection on-site. She said developers had not posted financial security with the township, as this was done through the county, but said they will need to post an 18-month bond for landscaping.

She said she was in communication with developers regarding sight distance, as the township is looking for them to cut down more vegetation in front of the Carmony House to clear up line of sight.

Supervisors also heard the police report both for December and overall stats for 2025. In 2025, the South Annville Township Police Department handled 2,625 calls, an increase of 540 calls from 2024. Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department handled 359 calls, a decrease of 62 from last year.

Last year, South Annville’s department covered 16 hours a day instead of ten hours a day, chief Ben Sutcliffe said. When asked whether he attributed the increase to a specific cause, Sutcliffe explained the increase was fairly evenly spread between types of calls, but “Request to See Officer” calls increased from being the third-most-common call to the most common call, from 213 to 354.

In other news, supervisors:

• Unanimously approved a subdivision plan at 805 Mt. Wilson Road, following a recommendation from the Planning Commission. Applicant Lisa Ann Stewart-Miller, who owns two lots, plans to transfer some of one lot’s land to the other.
• Expressed willingness to apply for a Countywide Action Plan (CAP) grant on behalf for the Reiner property (at the beginning of Bachman Run), as they are looking to make the creek more accessible and safe. If the township is the permittee, neither the Reiners nor the township will need to pay a permit fee. No action was taken at this time.
• Heard from the Annville-Cleona Fire Department, including that Ryan Flynn has been selected as the department’s new President.
• Unanimously approved minutes and the treasurer’s report.
• Unanimously agreed to pay bills.
• Heard the following updates:
  • Bidding thresholds in 2026 are as follows: $13,200 or less, no procedure needed to be followed; $13,201 to $24,500, three written or telephone quotes; $24,501 or more, requires bidded out.
  • Mileage rates have increased from 70 cents to 72.5 cents.
  • The Zoning Hearing Board planned to meet Thursday to discuss a requested variance from Ninety Seventeen LLC, which sought permission to include sidewalks only on one side of streets in its 42-home residential development (called “The Grove”) planned for between Spruce Street and Royal Road. The request was ultimately denied, with LebTown coverage forthcoming.
  • A request from township employees to have July 3 (a Friday) off of work as July 4 falls on a Saturday, which supervisors were amenable to.

South Annville Township supervisors meet at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in the township building at 1042 Horseshoe Pike, which features an ADA-accessible ramp and an on-site parking lot with ADA-accessible spaces, and are open to the public. Next month’s meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11.

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project.

The South Annville Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to undergo crack sealing at Old South Crossing and the Meadows at Bachman Run at its monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Engineer Allison Garner explained that the amount of wear was fairly typical.

The former is expected to cost around $10,000 and the latter around $9,000, putting total costs below the bid threshold. Supervisors directed Garner to solicitor quotes from three contractors for the project.

Also during her engineer’s report, Garner said that she received an as-built plan for Carmany Place Apartments and she plans to conduct a brief inspection on-site. She said developers had not posted financial security with the township, as this was done through the county, but said they will need to post an 18-month bond for landscaping.

She said she was in communication with developers regarding sight distance, as the township is looking for them to cut down more vegetation in front of the Carmony House to clear up line of sight.

Supervisors also heard the police report both for December and overall stats for 2025. In 2025, the South Annville Township Police Department handled 2,625 calls, an increase of 540 calls from 2024. Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department handled 359 calls, a decrease of 62 from last year.

Last year, South Annville’s department covered 16 hours a day instead of ten hours a day, chief Ben Sutcliffe said. When asked whether he attributed the increase to a specific cause, Sutcliffe explained the increase was fairly evenly spread between types of calls, but “Request to See Officer” calls increased from being the third-most-common call to the most common call, from 213 to 354.

In other news, supervisors:

• Unanimously approved a subdivision plan at 805 Mt. Wilson Road, following a recommendation from the Planning Commission. Applicant Lisa Ann Stewart-Miller, who owns two lots, plans to transfer some of one lot’s land to the other.
• Expressed willingness to apply for a Countywide Action Plan (CAP) grant on behalf for the Reiner property (at the beginning of Bachman Run), as they are looking to make the creek more accessible and safe. If the township is the permittee, neither the Reiners nor the township will need to pay a permit fee. No action was taken at this time.
• Heard from the Annville-Cleona Fire Department, including that Ryan Flynn has been selected as the department’s new President.
• Unanimously approved minutes and the treasurer’s report.
• Unanimously agreed to pay bills.
• Heard the following updates:
  • Bidding thresholds in 2026 are as follows: $13,200 or less, no procedure needed to be followed; $13,201 to $24,500, three written or telephone quotes; $24,501 or more, requires bidded out.
  • Mileage rates have increased from 70 cents to 72.5 cents.
  • The Zoning Hearing Board planned to meet Thursday to discuss a requested variance from Ninety Seventeen LLC, which sought permission to include sidewalks only on one side of streets in its 42-home residential development (called “The Grove”) planned for between Spruce Street and Royal Road. The request was ultimately denied, with LebTown coverage forthcoming.
  • A request from township employees to have July 3 (a Friday) off of work as July 4 falls on a Saturday, which supervisors were amenable to.

South Annville Township supervisors meet at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in the township building at 1042 Horseshoe Pike, which features an ADA-accessible ramp and an on-site parking lot with ADA-accessible spaces, and are open to the public. Next month’s meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11.

This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project.

The South Annville Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to undergo crack sealing at Old South Crossing and the Meadows at Bachman Run at its monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Engineer Allison Garner explained that the amount of wear was fairly typical.

The former is expected to cost around $10,000 and the latter around $9,000, putting total costs below the bid threshold. Supervisors directed Garner to solicitor quotes from three contractors for the project.

Also during her engineer’s report, Garner said that she received an as-built plan for Carmany Place Apartments and she plans to conduct a brief inspection on-site. She said developers had not posted financial security with the township, as this was done through the county, but said they will need to post an 18-month bond for landscaping.

She said she was in communication with developers regarding sight distance, as the township is looking for them to cut down more vegetation in front of the Carmony House to clear up line of sight.

Supervisors also heard the police report both for December and overall stats for 2025. In 2025, the South Annville Township Police Department handled 2,625 calls, an increase of 540 calls from 2024. Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department handled 359 calls, a decrease of 62 from last year.

Last year, South Annville’s department covered 16 hours a day instead of ten hours a day, chief Ben Sutcliffe said. When asked whether he attributed the increase to a specific cause, Sutcliffe explained the increase was fairly evenly spread between types of calls, but “Request to See Officer” calls increased from being the third-most-common call to the most common call, from 213 to 354.

In other news, supervisors:

• Unanimously approved a subdivision plan at 805 Mt. Wilson Road, following a recommendation from the Planning Commission. Applicant Lisa Ann Stewart-Miller, who owns two lots, plans to transfer some of one lot’s land to the other.
• Expressed willingness to apply for a Countywide Action Plan (CAP) grant on behalf for the Reiner property (at the beginning of Bachman Run), as they are looking to make the creek more accessible and safe. If the township is the permittee, neither the Reiners nor the township must pay a permit fee. No action was taken.
• Heard from the Annville-Cleona Fire Department, including that Ryan Flynn has been selected as the department’s new president.
• Unanimously approved minutes and the treasurer’s report.
• Unanimously agreed to pay bills.
• Heard the following updates:
  • Bidding thresholds in 2026 are as follows: $13,200 or less, no procedure needed to be followed; $13,201 to $24,500, three written or telephone quotes; $24,501 or more, requires bidded out.
  • Mileage rates have increased from 70 cents to 72.5 cents.
  • The zoning hearing board planned to meet Thursday to discuss a requested variance from Ninety Seventeen LLC, which sought permission to include sidewalks only on one side of streets in its 42-home residential development (called “The Grove”) planned between Spruce Street and Royal Road. (The request was denied, with LebTown coverage forthcoming.)
  • Township employees have asked to have July 3 off work, since July 4 falls on a Saturday. Supervisors were amenable.

South Annville Township supervisors meet at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Meetings are held in the township building at 1042 Horseshoe Pike, which features an ADA-accessible ramp and an on-site parking lot with ADA-accessible spaces, and are open to the public. Next month’s meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11.