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Residents press supervisors on Byram Street speeds and alleged Friedensburg sinkhole
Summary
Residents raised safety concerns about speeding on Byram Street and reported a possible sinkhole at 703 Friedensburg Road; supervisors instructed staff to explore pavement warnings and noted the Friedensburg property is private and previously inspected.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the Sept. 12 Lower Alsace supervisors meeting to press local officials on safety and property concerns.
Resident Louis Dalaveris told the board that traffic on Byram Street is a problem and that posted 25 mph signage and 'Children at Play' signs appear to have little effect. Police Chief Ray Serafin, Road Foreman Carl Weikel, and the Township Manager discussed options and said speed bumps are not permitted under current constraints; supervisors instructed the Road Foreman to look into painting a warning on the road as a possible measure.
Nearby residents Sue and Sara Moyer raised concerns about a reported sinkhole under the parking lot at 703 Friedensburg Road, which is currently posted for sale. The board and the Township Manager said the property is privately owned; they noted that inspection reports completed when the Antietam School District previously reviewed the property would be made available to prospective buyers.
Supervisor Todd Weikel suggested reserving some recently freed debt-service funds for underground pipe and bridge work, reflecting broader concerns about stormwater and subsurface infrastructure.
Township officials advised residents to direct questions about landscaping at the Antietam Valley Recreation & Community Center to the Mount Penn Borough Municipal Authority or the recreation center itself because that building is not township property.
