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Resident urges supervisors to oppose Lima Station/Rockwell proposal ahead of scheduled hearings
Summary
At the meeting Chair announced hearings for Rockwell Downingtown LLC later in July; during public comment Bill McLaughlin urged the board to oppose Lima Station Rev, citing traffic, school burdens and skepticism about developer promises.
A resident, Bill McLaughlin, used the meeting’s public-comment period to urge the Upland Township Board of Supervisors to oppose the Lima Station Rev development and to represent township residents rather than developers.
McLaughlin told the board he was “here in opposition to the development of Lima Station Rev,” asserting the developer had initially raised the prospect of warehouses but had since pivoted to housing. He warned that the township would shoulder traffic impacts and school-district burdens, and he criticized a succession of developers that have proposed projects in the township, naming Hancun, Audubon and Carvana as past examples.
“The residences of this township would be burned with that much more traffic,” McLaughlin said, adding that he did not believe the road network could accommodate the project without "a tremendous amount of reengineering of intersections." He also suggested a national trend away from large warehouses, saying warehouses and fulfillment centers are in decline due to automation and changed logistics.
No board response appears in the meeting record. Earlier in the meeting the chair announced a Board of Supervisors hearing for Rockwell Downingtown LLC beginning July 23 at 6 p.m., with additional sessions set for July 27 and July 29 at 6 p.m. if necessary. McLaughlin’s remarks were submitted during the public-comment portion of the meeting; board members did not take action on his comments that evening.
