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Neighbors press supervisors over traffic, stormwater and scale at Mount Zion Commons hearing
Summary
At a Feb. conditional‑use hearing, the Mount Zion Commons developer described a mixed‑use plan with restaurants, a 16‑pump gas station and three 4‑story apartment buildings (170 units). Dozens of nearby residents raised traffic, stormwater, lighting and historic‑preservation concerns; the board took the matter under advisement and will decide at a later public meeting.
SPRINGETTSBURY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The developer of Mount Zion Commons presented plans for a mixed‑use project at Mount Zion Road and East Market Street on Feb. 21, telling the Board of Supervisors the consolidated proposal would include retail, a 16‑pump convenience gas station, multiple drive‑through restaurants and three four‑story apartment buildings with about 170 units.
Stacy McNeil, attorney for the applicant, said the submission includes design guidelines, a PennDOT scoping application and updated site exhibits. Developer John McKenna of Madison Development Group described assembled parcels under affiliate ownership (including Madison Harrisburg and Mount Zion Commons) and said the project would provide approximately 490 parking spaces compared with 400 required under earlier relief.
"I will be able to look out my kitchen window and my back porch and see the 4 story apartment buildings," resident Marta Peck said during standing testimony, expressing why she sought party status. Other neighbors testified they live across the street, behind the site or within yards of the proposed development.
Why it matters: residents said the scale and composition — large parking fields, drive‑throughs and a gas canopy near homes — are at odds with the township’s stated…
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