Towamensing and Lower Towamensing Township officials share equipment, workers, and a belief that the zoning regulations in the two townships need both updating and improvement.
Tonight representatives from the two townships met at the Towamensing Township municipal building with consultants from Hanover Engineering to develop a work schedule. If all goes according to plan, the end product will be a zoning ordinance as well as a Subdivision and Land Use ordinance for each township.
The Towamensing representatives include two supervisors and three planning commission members, one of whom is also the zoning officer. The Lower Towamensing representatives include three planning commissioners, the zoning officer, and a local businesswoman. The gender breakdown is 50/50, unusual in a Pennsylvania local government body.
The hard work on storm water runoff, stream buffers, development rights, and industrial zones is yet to come. Nevertheless, from what I observed at the first meeting, these are people who want to solve problems. I think this process will succeed.
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