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Upper Macungie supervisors allocate funds to begin transportation improvement analysis, direct staff and consultants to scope plan
Summary
Supervisors agreed to use limited 2026 budget funds to start an initial transportation capital improvement analysis to inform future impact‑fee and intersection priorities; staff and consultants were directed to meet, scope work, and return with a proposal.
Supervisors discussed using a modest allocation in the 2026 budget to fund an initial transportation capital improvement analysis that would inform future decisions about impact fees and priority intersection improvements.
A supervisor explained the budgeted funds will not support a full Act 209 transportation capital improvement plan but are sufficient for an initial analysis to identify emerging traffic areas and recommend next steps. The board discussed existing groundwork performed by consulting firm HRG and agreed the analysis could build on that work rather than start a full rewrite.
The board directed staff to have Bob (HRG) and Ryan (staff) meet with Supervisor Sunny to scope the analysis and return with a proposed scope and timeline. The goal is to use the initial analysis to inform whether and how to pursue a full transportation capital improvement plan and potential impact fees for specific intersections in growth areas.
Supervisors emphasized the initial analysis is intended to provide data to guide policy choices, not to immediately impose impact fees; any fee program would require additional technical work and public process. The board asked staff and consultants to report back with a concrete proposal for work scope and cost.
Next steps: staff and HRG to schedule the kickoff meeting, draft a proposed scope and budget, and present a recommendation to the board for authorization to proceed.
