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Supervisors grant stormwater waiver to Hummel family for farm storage building
Summary
Lehigh Township supervisors unanimously granted Gary and Joyce Hummel a conditional waiver from Chapter 139 stormwater rules to build a 40’x36’ agricultural pole building on their 76‑acre farm, citing existing swales and pasture buffers; the waiver requires sound engineering practices to prevent concentrated flows.
Chairman Mike Jones presided over the Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 25, 2025, at which the board approved a conditional stormwater waiver for Gary and Joyce Hummel.
The Hummels, who said the 76‑acre property has been in their family for four generations, asked the board to waive Section 139‑6.A so they could build a 40‑foot by 36‑foot pole building to store farm equipment. Gary Hummel told the board the property has a conservation swale and that the building footprint will be…
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