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Residents raise traffic safety concerns near Hershey Christian Academy; township staff to contact PennDOT
Summary
At the Dec. 15 workshop, two residents told the Conewago Township Board of Supervisors they had been directed by PennDOT to bring traffic concerns near Hershey Christian Academy to the township; a township official said he will contact PennDOT and that any lights would need quarterly inspection.
At a Dec. 15 workshop, residents told the Conewago Township Board of Supervisors they were concerned about traffic near Hershey Christian Academy in Elizabethtown, and township staff said they will follow up with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Public commenter Robert Welsh said he had spoken with PennDOT and was told to bring the traffic issue to the township. Jason Gift said he had spoken to the PennDOT representative assigned to the township, Christopher Fladd, and was told to approach Conewago Township.
Jeremy Lingle, who attended the workshop, said that any traffic lights related to the concern would need to be inspected and maintained quarterly and that he would reach out to PennDOT to discuss next steps. The minutes do not record any formal action or timeline for a response.
The public comments were made during the meeting’s public-comment period; no ordinance, permit, or construction approval related to the traffic issue was recorded in the minutes. The township’s next procedural step, according to the minutes, is for Lingle to contact PennDOT for guidance.
