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Springettsbury supervisors table Druck Valley subdivision after debate over single access and 'Knox Box'
Summary
Board postponed consideration of the Druck Valley Road preliminary subdivision after the applicant and supervisors disputed whether PennDOT’s limit of a single state‑road access, supplemented by an emergency Knox Box, meets the township’s two‑ingress requirement; the applicant said PennDOT refused a second access and offered alternatives.
Stacy McNeil, speaking for applicant Beacon of Druck Valley Road LLC, presented a revised preliminary subdivision plan for Druck Valley Road and asked supervisors to either modify the township’s definition of a “through street” or grant two waivers: one for the requirement of two means of ingress and egress and another for cul‑de‑sac length. McNeil said the revised plan adds a full internal connector road and that PennDOT has repeatedly refused a second access onto the state highway, leaving only an emergency access with a Knox Box and other PennDOT‑suggested alternatives.
McNeil said, “There is no…
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