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Residents press fiscal court to slow proposed Lancaster Road rezoning, citing traffic and farmland loss
Summary
Multiple residents urged the court to deny or delay a proposed UC-7 to UC-1 rezoning at 2747 Lancaster Road and two nearby applications, warning of increased accidents, drainage problems and the erosion of agricultural land and local farming livelihoods.
Speakers during public comment urged the fiscal court to slow or deny the Lancaster Road and nearby Duncannon/Lexington land-use changes because of traffic, safety and farmland-protection concerns. Beth Hudson told the court, "It is my belief that this property does not meet the criteria set forth in the comprehensive plan because the property does not access roadways that will support the additional traffic." She said Lancaster Road is a two-lane state road "known for accidents" and that it is not cleared quickly in winter.
Nick Markham, a lifelong Madison County farmer, warned that rapid conversion of farmland threatens local agriculture and the county's food supply: "At this continued rate of development, we fear that Madison County farmers cannot uphold the traditions that we are so proud of." Margaret Carol Yeager and other speakers highlighted safety risks for farmers moving tractors and cited claims that the three properties under consideration could add roughly 500 homes and as many as 1,000 additional vehicle trips per day; they asked the court to require impact studies and to consider whether site-specific traffic and drainage analyses had been completed.
