West Cornwall Township Municipal Authority will disrupt water service for about 20 customers on August 19 for several hours due to a valve replacement on a water main.
Margaret Hopkins
Margaret Hopkins reports primarily on West Cornwall Township, the City of Lebanon Authority, and the Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization. A resident of Mount Gretna Campmeeting, she is interested in the area’s history and its cultural and economic roots.
As a former print journalist, Margaret has covered many municipal, school board and county meetings, learning firsthand the impact of local decisions on our lives and communities. She also learned how much readers depend upon a trusted news source to clarify, check and document those decisions—and to hold decision makers accountable.
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Art enhances the utilitarian: Artwork installed on Mount Gretna water tower
An image of the iconic Tabernacle is now featured on another Campmeeting landmark, the 50+ foot plus water tower at the corner of Pinch Road and Bell Avenue.
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Eastern Enterprises starts process to subdivide two commercial lots in Gretna
The zoning hearing board approved a special exception Tuesday, a first step for Eastern Enterprises to subdivide two lots.
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COLA considers new rates, regulations for ‘consumptive use’ water customers
The City of Lebanon Authority may implement new regulations and rates for customers that use water and don’t return the same amount to COLA’s wastewater system.
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Proposed redevelopment of former Quentin Riding Club clears first hurdle
West Cornwall Township supervisors unanimously approved a conditional use application for a mixed-use project at the site of the former Quentin Riding Club at a special meeting Monday, July 1.
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West Cornwall Twp. supervisors set appeals process for code violations
West Cornwall Township supervisors set an appeals process and penalties for violations of the property maintenance code.
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Long-Range Transportation Plan approved by county planning board
The Lebanon County MPO Policy Board approved 2024 long-range transportation plan Thursday and heard updates on PennDOT projects currently underway.
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Lebanon County gaining traction as key freight corridor for movement of goods
The boom in e-commerce and the strategic positioning of Lebanon County’s interstates have led to a surge in the development of logistics parks, causing concerns over increased truck traffic and road maintenance needs.
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EPA conducts surprise inspection of City of Lebanon Authority water system
An inspection team from the Environmental Protection Agency made a surprise three-day inspection of the City of Lebanon Authority’s water system in early June, Authority board members learned Monday.
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W. Cornwall Twp. concludes conditional-use hearing on riding club development
Planned improvements to address traffic impacts from the proposed development of the former Quentin Riding Club dominated Monday’s conditional use hearing that had been continued from May 7.
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West Cornwall Twp.’s purchase of West Main Street property nears settlement
West Cornwall Township’s purchase of a historic property on Main Street in Quentin is on schedule for settlement on Thursday, May 23.
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County MPO seeks public input on transportation improvement plans
Residents have until June 10 to comment on transportation improvement projects proposed by the Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization for the next four years as well as on transportation priorities for the next 20 years.
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Conditional use hearing continued on development of former riding club
Quentin Associates, LLC, presented township supervisors Tuesday with its development plan for the entire tract of the former Quentin Riding Club at state routes 72 and 419.
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Taking stock of a bridge over ‘trouted’ waters on the Tulpehocken Creek
PennDOT requires an annual inspection of bridges with posted weight limits, a mandate demonstrated by the recent review of Reilly Road Bridge by Wilson Consulting Group.
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Historic Quentin property is under agreement with W. Cornwall Township
West Cornwall Township supervisors have entered into an agreement to purchase 67 W. Main Street in Quentin at the corner of Zinns Mill Road and state Route 419.
