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Commission forwards Klingler Agricultural Security Agreement to supervisors amid boundary dispute
Summary
The Planning Commission forwarded an Agricultural Security Agreement (ASA) for the Klingler parcel on N. Old Stonehouse Road to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation to approve, despite neighbors’ claims of a historic boundary discrepancy; the commission characterized the dispute as a civil matter and did not adjudicate property lines.
Ms. Laura Brown presented an Agricultural Security Agreement (ASA) for a parcel owned by the Klingler family along N. Old Stonehouse Road. Neighbors Michael and Mary Schrim told the commission an older 1983 survey they received at closing showed them owning a 50‑foot strip that a newer survey now shows as part of the Klingler parcel. The Schrim family asked for clarification of property lines and expressed concern about tax and ownership implications.
The commission explained that an ASA applies only to the parcel as determined by survey and that boundary disputes are civil matters between property owners; the Township will not adjudicate private boundary claims. Commissioner Randy Duncan noted the parcel is zoned rural residential, which allows agricultural activities, and raised concerns about what protections the ASA confers under the State's Farm Act of 1982 and how "normal farming practices" are defined. Commissioner Doug McDonald raised additional concerns about possible tax ramifications tied to boundary outcomes.
On a Secary/Sandys motion the commission forwarded the ASA to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for approval subject to staff and engineering comments; the motion carried with Mr. Duncan and Mr. McDonald recorded as opposing and Vice‑Chairman Curt Helman breaking the tie. The commission did not resolve the boundary dispute; neighbors were advised to pursue civil remedies if they wish to contest the survey.
