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Douglass Township adds 134.31 acres of Yoder farmland to Agricultural Secure Area
Summary
The Douglass Township Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Resolution No. 04212025-01 on April 21 to add six parcels totaling 134.31 acres owned by Kenneth and Martha Yoder into the Township Agricultural Secure Area; the County Planning Agency and the ASA Advisory Committee had recommended inclusion.
The Douglass Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 21 to include 134.31 acres of farmland owned by Kenneth and Martha Yoder in the Township Agricultural Secure Area (ASA).
Solicitor Wendy McKenna opened a public hearing at 7:01 p.m. to consider adding six parcels on Paper Mill, Lone Pine and Henry Roads to the ASA. McKenna said the Montgomery County Planning Agency reviewed the application and recommended inclusion, and the Township ASA Advisory Committee recommended the change at its March 27 meeting. No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
After closing the hearing, the board approved Resolution No. 04212025-01. “After including this 134.31 acres we will have 3,057 acres in the ASA and that is the most acres in Montgomery County,” Chairman Josh Stouch said during the meeting. McKenna told the board she will take the adopted resolution to Montgomery County to be recorded.
The record for the application included the formal application, prior Board minutes acknowledging receipt of the application, ASA Advisory Committee minutes, the public notice and proof of publication, and the county planning commission review letter dated March 24, 2025, according to McKenna.
The action expands the township’s preserved farmland base; the resolution text and recording with the county establish the parcels’ inclusion in the ASA. The board’s vote was 3–0 (Bergstresser, Stouch, Carpenter voting Aye). The township did not receive any public objections at the hearing.
The resolution was passed during the April 21 meeting; Solicitor McKenna will record the resolution with Montgomery County as the next procedural step.
