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Farmers urge board to ease stormwater permitting after months‑long delay for storage building
Summary
Joyce and Gary Hummel told supervisors their application for a 46‑by‑30 farm storage building has been delayed for months and that engineers recommended a French drain that could cost more than the building; zoning and engineering staff explained stormwater rules derive from state and county implementation of federal requirements and said the Hummels may seek a waiver or submit a drainage plan.
Joyce and Gary Hummel addressed the board during public comment on Nov. 11, saying their application for a 46‑by‑30 storage building on their 76‑acre farm — submitted Sept. 27 — has been delayed and that they were told to install a French drain whose cost could exceed the structure itself.
"They told us we needed some type of French drain that would cost more than the building," Joyce Hummel said, recounting conversations with township staff and engineers and…
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