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Residents raise speeding concerns as supervisors approve road work, truck sales and floodplain appointment
Summary
A resident urged the board to study speeding on Hernhutter Strauss; the board directed road crew work, approved sale and advertising of trucks, and appointed the township engineer as Flood Plain Manager.
Road safety and maintenance were central topics at the Sept. 11 Lynn Township supervisors meeting after residents raised speeding concerns and the board reviewed monthly roadwork.
Troy Christman, speaking for Hernhutter Strauss, urged the board to perform a legal evaluation of the road because of speeding and asked the board to consider posting signage restricting the road to local traffic. The board directed the road crew to weed-whack around Hernhutter Strauss signs and noted further traffic enforcement by PSP patrols along Route 309.
Assistant Road Master Jarett White reviewed August work, including cleanup after Night in the Country, tree and bridge trimming, pipe replacements on Sassafras Road and Ulrich Mill, guardrail and shoulder work, and signage installation. Planned September tasks include oil-and-chip paving, mowing, shoulder cutting and truck lettering.
On equipment, the board approved selling the Yellow Sterling truck on Municibid for $11,300 and voted to advertise sealed bids for a red truck with a $15,000 minimum. The motions were moved and seconded by Ronald Jerdon and Frederick Najarian and carried unanimously.
The board also appointed Keystone Consulting Engineers (Karl Scherzberg), the township engineer, as Flood Plain Manager by motion of Ronald Jerdon, seconded by Frederick Najarian; the motion carried unanimously. The minutes note the township engineer has historically filled the floodplain manager role.
Why it matters: Speeding complaints and road maintenance decisions directly affect resident safety, maintenance costs and the township's capital equipment inventory. The sale and advertising of trucks adjust the public-works fleet and revenue expectations.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with vehicle disposition and bid advertising; the floodplain appointment will be recorded and flow into stormwater and permitting workflows.
