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Township advances residential stormwater design with LCWP funds after split vote
Summary
West Lampeter approved a $7,017.96 amendment to a Lancaster Clean Water Partners agreement and accepted $50,000 in additional LCWP funding to advance design work, with the latter passing 3–2. Supervisors raised concerns about long-term maintenance and funding responsibilities.
The West Lampeter Township Board on May 11 approved amendments to its residential stormwater management work with outside partners and split on a larger funding decision that will advance design for neighborhood stormwater improvements.
Township Manager Rebecca S. Denlinger said RK&K has been engaged on the planning study and submitted an addendum that includes grant applications and a proposal to move the project toward shovel-ready status. Lancaster Clean Water Partners (LCWP) offered additional funding to support the next phase.
Supervisor Tracy Arnold moved, seconded by Vice Chair Barry Hershey, to approve an LCWP amendment to the Township greement in the amount of $7,017.96, bringing that contract to $23,000; the motion passed 4—or, 1 gainst (Supervisor Randall Andrews opposed). Arnold later moved, seconded by Geoffrey Beers, to accept $50,000 in additional funding from LCWP to allow the Township to progress to design and engineering for proposed stormwater and green infrastructure improvements in the Heatherfield and Hayward Heath neighborhoods. The Board approved that motion 3—or, 2 gainst; Supervisors Hershey and Andrews voted no.
Under the $50,000 arrangement, the Township will expend an estimated $90,000 from the Capital Fund in Fiscal Year 2026, of which $50,000 would come from LCWP and the Township would pay the remaining $40,000; the remaining project estimated at $60,000 is planned for Fiscal Year 2027. Supervisors stressed the need to educate residents about ownership and maintenance responsibilities for privately owned stormwater facilities as the Township advances design work.
The decisions authorize staff to proceed with grant applications and design planning, with the expectation of further engineering and budget approvals at future meetings.
