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Votes at a glance: Harris Township Board actions, Sept. 8, 2025
Summary
The board approved minutes, several land‑use plans, directed staff on parking and short‑term rental zoning, authorized MS4 contracts, approved an event support request, and approved a voucher.
The Harris Township Board of Supervisors recorded the following formal actions on Sept. 8.
- Approval of minutes: The board approved minutes for the July work session, Aug. 11 public hearing, Aug. 11 regular meeting and Aug. 18 special meeting (voice vote).
- Deering Drive parking amendment referral: Board directed staff to prepare an amendment to chapter 11‑1.31 to permit limited on‑street parking on the east side of Deering Drive and to advertise a public hearing (voice vote).
- Blue Spring Enclave preliminary plan: Conditional approval of the preliminary subdivision plan for seven lots at 405 West Main Street, contingent upon satisfactory completion of engineer and zoning officer comments (voice vote).
- Tibbets site plan: Approved the elevated deck site plan at 1221 Linden Hall Road (voice vote) contingent upon required signatures and permitting.
- Lingle South minor subdivision and Act 537 module: Board approved resolution 25‑12 adopting the Lingle South minor subdivision sewage facilities planning module as a revision to the Center Region Act 537 plan (voice vote).
- Lingle South official map: Board ordered an appraisal for a 1.54‑acre Lot 3 shown on the official map to evaluate possible township acquisition (instruction to staff to order appraisal).
- Short‑term rental zoning referral: Board sent the draft zoning terminology for short‑term rentals to the planning commission for review and recommendation (voice vote).
- MS4 contracts: Board authorized staff and solicitor to execute contracts necessary to achieve MS4 permit compliance by the Sept. 30 annual report deadline, subject to review (voice vote).
- Bullsburg Fire Police: Approved the use of Bullsburg Fire Police on Oct. 5 for the Bull City 5K trail run (voice vote).
- Voucher: Approved voucher number 2025‑8 for $260,000.323.23 (voice vote).
Each of the above items will return to the board as required by code or after staff follow‑up (for example, mapped parking amendment, final subdivision plan, executed MS4 contracts and planning commission recommendations). The board recorded votes by voice; where individual roll‑call tallies were not provided in the transcript, outcomes are reported as recorded by the meeting clerk.
