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New Freedom council again rejects Southern York County regional comprehensive plan after public debate over sewer capacity

New Freedom Borough Council · November 12, 2025
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New Freedom Borough Council voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to reject the Southern York County regional comprehensive plan after residents and planning officials questioned the plan’s assumptions about available land and sewer capacity.

New Freedom Borough Council voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to reject the Southern York County regional comprehensive plan after residents and planning officials questioned the plan’s assumptions about available land and sewer capacity.

Terry Murphy, chair of the New Freedom Borough Planning Commission, told the council during public comment that New Freedom has operated under a municipal comprehensive plan adopted in 2000 (with a regional update in 2010 that the borough did not participate in). Murphy said borough zoning already permits multifamily and mixed uses in the Central Business District…

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