Township tables Route 50 traffic impact‑fee study after 3–2 split
Summary
After an hour of discussion on scope and cost, Cecil Township supervisors voted 3–2 to table a proposal to study a transportation impact fee overlay district for the Route 50 corridor. Engineer Dan Diseroth estimated the initial study would cost about $5,000–$7,000.
Dan Diseroth, an engineer with Gateway Engineers, presented the board with a proposal to study a transportation impact fee overlay district focused on the Route 50 corridor, citing increased traffic and several recent developments that contributed voluntary impact fees under PRD approvals.
“What I’m estimating just this initial look is in the range of like 5 to 7,000 dollars,” Diseroth said, describing a corridor study from the Allegheny County line along Millers Run Road to the Mount Pleasant Township line that would review past traffic studies, PennDOT crash data and intersection operation issues.
Board members debated whether to confine the study to Route 50 or take a township‑wide approach. One supervisor expressed skepticism that Route 50 was the primary growth corridor and raised concerns about paying for a narrowly scoped study that might require additional studies later. Others said an overlay would allow impact fees to address deficiencies on both township and state roads where development is increasing.
A motion to table the study was made, seconded and carried on a 3–2 vote. The board recorded the outcome as tabled pending further study of scope and funding.
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