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Local ministry outlines 36-unit Fredericksburg affordable-housing plan, commissioners raise water-supply concerns
Summary
Everlasting Rock Ministries told Lebanon County commissioners it seeks to build 36 rental units and nine townhouses on 3.7 acres in Fredericksburg but said the project is contingent on securing water; commissioners suggested follow-up briefings and noted funding and procurement constraints.
Everlasting Rock Ministries representatives presented a plan to Lebanon County commissioners on Thursday to develop 36 one- and two-bedroom rental units and nine three-bedroom townhouses on a 3.7-acre site in Fredericksburg, but said the project is stalled by uncertainty over water supply and regulatory approvals.
The presentation, by Nancy Hanula Evans and contractor Dave Panyola, outlined the ministry’s goal to provide affordable housing with on-site support services. "So what we wanna do with Everlasting Rock Ministries is affordable housing," Evans said. She described social-worker support for tenants and optional classes such as financial literacy and Bible study, and said some units could accept government vouchers if needed.
The project has "preliminary approval" from the Bethel Township supervisors and a site at Center Street and Popper Street, Evans said, but she and Panyola told commissioners they are waiting for water capacity to be confirmed. "By the end of 2025, the…
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