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Board approves land-development agreements, advances Anthracite Connector Trail study and park master plans
Summary
The board authorized development agreements for a poultry operation and the Kurtz Solar Project, approved a WSP peer study grant contract for the Anthracite Connector Trail, and selected Simone Collins to lead Sweet Arrow Lake and county open-space planning under DCNR grants.
The board authorized a land development improvement agreement for the Ronald K. and Lucinda Z. Martin poultry operation in Barry Township and a land development/stormwater maintenance agreement for the Kurtz Solar Project in Washington Township; both plans had conditional approval from the County Planning Commission on May 13, 2026.
Separately, Schuylkill County accepted a DCNR grant to study the Anthracite Connector Trail and approved a contract with WSP USA Inc. to perform a peer study to identify governance, ownership and maintenance structures for the trail link to Jim Thorpe. The board also selected Simone Collins Landscape Architecture to lead master planning for Sweet Arrow Lake/Frog Hollow and to update the county Open Space & Greenway Plan.
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