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Adams Township planners approve several minor subdivisions, table 182‑home Matilda Fields PRD
Summary
At its June 3 meeting, the Adams Township Planning Commission approved final plats for Tenacity Trail, Prazer/Thieleman Crossing and Trout subdivisions and tabled the larger Matilda Fields PRD (182 homes) and two Brickyard Park Holdings proposals for further engineering review.
Adams Township Planning Commission members approved multiple minor subdivisions and tabled two larger proposals during their June 3, 2026 meeting in Mars.
The commission granted final approval to Tenacity Trail, a proposed five‑lot subdivision, after T3 Global Strategies engineer Bob Melnick said the plan met township ordinances and Township Engineer Ron Olsen confirmed the plan was ready to proceed. The motion to approve was made by Commissioner Bob Downie and seconded by Commissioner Andy Kennedy; the item passed with all members voting in favor.
Two other minor subdivisions presented by Kaclik Builders were also approved. Shane Kaclik described a Prazer/Thieleman Crossing plan to split 271 Myoma Road into three lots; Secondary Engineer Steve Harmon reported that his review comments had been addressed. The commission approved Prazer on a motion by Commissioner Robert Foltz, seconded by Jim Craig, with all in favor. The Trout subdivision at 1405 Three Degree Road, likewise to create three buildable lots, was approved after Harmon said only typographical comments remained and had been corrected. That motion was also moved by Foltz and seconded by Craig; all were in favor.
Commissioners tabled Matilda Fields PRD, a proposed planned residential development of 182 single‑family homes off Forsythe Road north of Amherst Village, at the developer’s request to allow additional time for engineering review. Jeff McCormick made the motion to table and Bob Foltz seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
At 180 Brickyard Road, two related items from Brickyard Park Holdings No.4 were also delayed. Matthew Schmidt of Hampton Technical Associates said the applicant had not yet provided a required engineer response letter, prompting the commission to table a minor subdivision/consolidation proposal. The commission subsequently tabled a preliminary/final major land development application for a mixed‑use project at the same location. Solicitor Sean Gallagher and commissioners discussed complications tied to prior approvals and overlay‑district rules; Gallagher advised the applicant to meet with staff and flagged detailed review comments coming from the Butler County Planning Commission. Both Brickyard motions to table passed with all in favor.
The meeting opened at 5:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Township Manager Mike Tylka, Engineer Ron Olsen, Secondary Engineer Steve Harmon, Solicitor Sean Gallagher, Code Enforcement Officer Joe Julian and Community Development Administrator Suzanne Hanovick were present.
