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FRANKLIN COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
POLICY BOARD MEETING
November 21, 2024 – 10:00 am
Franklin County Administrative Building, Room 824
272 North 2nd Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
-MINUTES-
Members In attendance: David Mackley, Carey Mullins, Nate Walker, Jessee McMath,
Sharon Coffman (Alt.), Sam Cressler, Dean Horst
Staff in Attendance: Quentin Clapper, Matthew Romero, Zak Long
I. Welcome and Introduction – Sam Cressler - Sam Cressler welcomes the board and
thanks everyone in attendance for coming.
II. Moment of Silence
III. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes – August 15, 2024 – Action - Motion to approve August
15th meeting minutes made by David Mackley, Seconded by Dean Horst. Passed
unanimously
V. Business
a. 2024-2025 Unified Planning Work Program Budget Amendment - Action - Motion to
approve the budget amendment as presented made by Carey Mullins, Seconded by Nate
Walker. Passed unanimously
b. 2025-2027 Draft Unified Planning Work Program – Discussion/Action - Motion to
approve the 2025-2027 UPWP made by Dean Horst , Seconded by David Mackley. Passed
unanimously
c. MPO Bylaw Amendment - Action - Motion to approve bylaw amendment made by
Sharon Coffman, Seconded by Jessee McMath. Passed unanimously
d. 2025-2028 TIP Amendments - Action - Motion to approve the TIP amendments
made by Sharon Coffman, Seconded by Dean Horst. Passed unanimously
e. Establishing 2025 Meeting Schedule – Discussion - Quentin presented the meeting
dates for next year and there were no questions or comments.
f. CVRT Feasibility Study Update - Brian Funkhouser discusses the Cumberland
Valley Rail Trail Feasibility Study progress.
VI. Partner Updates
a. Commute PA Update - Matt Boyer gives an update on CommutePA. They had a
College Month promotion in October. Franklin County placed 3rd in ‘Clash of the
Counties,’ and CommutePA added 201 new people and members. Continuing to move
forward on the congestion management process.
b. Rabbittransit Update - David Juba from RabbitTransit gives an update on
RabbitTransit.
c. PennDOT Update - Sarah McHugh has a construction update on the Anthony
Highway Resurfacing SR997 Section #42. $2.1 million original contract. 4.7 mile
resurfacing in Guilford, Quincy, and Greene Townships. Final Inspection happened and
all the work is now complete.
d. FHWA Update - Kenana from FHWA let us know Ronnique Bishop will be back to
being our contact on Monday.
e. Director’s Report – Quentin Clapper lets the room know he has taken over the role
as Planning Director and that the Senior Planner position is currently in the process of
being filled.
f. Staff Report – Matthew Romero says the HPMS sampling was conducted on
November 8th and will have the report back to PennDot by the beginning of December.
Staff is working on developing the list of annual obligations, as well as developing a TIP
overview document.
VII. Future Meetings - Feb 13th Next meeting
a. January 16th – TAC Meeting 9:30 A.M. (TBD)
b. February 13th – Policy Board Meeting 10 A.M.
VIII. Public Comment - Preston Spahr - President of Mercersburg vibrancy steering
committee - have engaged with HRG as a DCED Matched project to deliver a
Comprehensive Plan for the Mercersburg area covering Montgomery Township, Peters
Township and Mercersburg Borough. The Comp Plan will be delivered to these
municipalities within the next 30 days and that will start the 45 day public review period,
and also a 30 day period for County and School District Review. Preston will return at the
February meeting to present this to the group.
IX. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn meeting made by Carey Mullins, Seconded by Dave Mackley.
“The FCMPO is committed to complying with the nondiscrimination requirements of the Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations prohibiting discrimination in
all programs and activities. All locations for meetings open to the public will be accessible to
persons with disabilities. With advance notification, accommodations may be provided for those
with special needs related to language, speech, sight, or hearing. If you have a request for a
special need, wish to file a complaint, or desire additional information, please contact the
Franklin County Planning Department at (717) 261-3855; FAX (717) 264-8667; email:
planning@franklincountypa.gov.”