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Home My WebLink AboutNovember 2023 - PC Staff ReportFranklin County Planning Department Updates Franklin County Planning Commission Thursday,July 27th,2023 Addressing As 2023 continues,staff will review the addressing policy as needed and continue coordination with the municipalities.Greene Township remains the sole municipality to deny acceptance of the Road Naming &Addressing Policy,as documented in County files.Antrim Township,pending staffing updates,and the Borough of Chambersburg are the two remaining municipalities that have not yet submitted approval documentation.All other municipalities have approved of the policy.Planning and GIS Departments will continue to work in tandem in an effort to receive approval from all remaining municipalities. Agricultural Preservation The program currently has 149 preserved farms totaling over 18,900 acres. 2021 Farms ●Fred &Doreen Rice -Guilford Township -approved at state board meeting ●Brian &Michelle Brechbill -Guilford Township -approved at state board meeting ●Jay Shelly -Peters Township -projected for December 2023 state board meeting ●Donald &Denise Martin -Guilford Township -projected for December 2023 state board meeting 2022 Farms ●Brechbill,Brian &Michelle (139.27 acres)-pending signatures on all documents ●Diehl,Wayne &Jackie (60.34 acres)-pending signatures on all documents ●Hershberger,Daniel &Amy (113.78 acres)-Pending Title Report ●Lesher,Thomas &Heather (78.26 acres)-pending Title Report ●Martin,Donald &Denise (48.75 acres)-pending Title Report ●McKenrick,Rodney &Bonnie (101.52 acres)-pending Title Report ●Miller,Doug &Connie (62.95 acres)-pending signatures on all documents ●Peckman,Dennis &Barbara (74.22 acres)-pending signatures on all documents ●Snyder,Vaughn (100 acres)-pending Title Report ●Witter,Paul (68.86 acres)-pending approval to continue as 2 separate parcels 2023 Farm Selections ●Lemar Road LLC (232 acres)-Peters Township -meeting on appraised offer letter ●Steve and Lynn Hykes (formerly Horst 1)(140 acres)-Antrim Township -pending appraisal signature ●Paul Witter (4)(88.2 acres)-Southampton Township -sending to survey ●Barry Timmons -(46.9 acres)-Montgomery Township -pending appraisal signature ●Todd and Vicki Heckman -(37.1 acres)-Peters Township -meeting on appraised offer letter ●Donald and Denise Martin (3)-(79.6 acres)-Guilford Township -pending appraisal signature ●Jeff Grove (formerly Jay and Evelyn Grove)-(60.7 acres)-Peters Township -sent for to survey Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ●The Commissioners are considering the following projects for the 2023 application for CDBG funding: ○Borough of Greencastle -Baltimore Street Crossing Signal -$50,000 ○Scotland Youth Baseball League Park Accessibility Upgrades -$25,000 ○St Thomas PTA -Park and Playground Accessbility Upgrades -$5,000 ○WCHS -Community Health Nursing Program -$10,845 ○Zullinger Community Center -Accessibility Upgrades -$3,925 ●The FY 2022 CDBG application was submitted in October of 2022 to DCED.Approval to move forward with the projects below was received in August of 2023.These projects will be set up in the coming months and begin work in 2024: ○Borough of Greencastle -ADA Curb Ramp/Sidewalk project:$286,103 ○WCHS -Nursing Program:In-home medical care of Senior Citizens:$10,845 ●The CDBG program is continuing to move forward with FY 2021 projects having cleared all required Environmental Reviews.The WCHS -Nursing Program and CONTACT Helpline projects have proceeded to implementation.The Borough of Greencastle is processing modifications to its project,which will then move forward following revision and approval.DCED awarded a total allocation of $128,000 (excluding admin fee)for the following projects: ○Borough of Greencastle –ADA Curb Ramp project:$110,000 ○WCHS –Nursing Program:$9,000 ○CONTACT Helpline:$9,000 ●General updates on other CDBG program years: ○2020 CDBG-CV ■Franklin County Senior Centers,SCCAP,and WCHS Projects:All projects have been completed and closeout documents have been submitted to DCED. ○FY 2019 and 2020 Projects: ■Quincy Township Projects:Franklin County Planning Department,Quincy Township,and Keller Engineering have been in continuous contact regarding each fiscal year’s funding and project scope.Due to various roadblocks,FY 2019 funds allocated to Quincy Township’s waterline project are now in the process of being reallocated to the Borough of Greencastle for ADA curb ramps.FY 2020 funding for the final leg of the multi-year project will have a final determination by October 2023 via Township discussion.If found ineligible as well,funds will also be reallocated to maximize usage and beneficiaries throughout various communities. ■CONTACT Helpline -FY 2020 -$9,300 ●This project has been completed and approved. Comprehensive Plan Imagine Franklin 2035 was adopted by the Franklin County Commissioners on September 27,2023.The plan website is still under development by our GIS department.In the meantime the plan is available to the public on the Franklin County website.Department staff will look to begin promoting and pursuing actions in the plans in the coming months. Housing HOME Grant -Waynesboro ●The HOME Grant has officially been closed out.Two manufactured homes were able to be built and sold to qualifying homeowners in place of two blighted properties in the Borough of Waynesboro. Housing Trust Fund Grants ●Habitat for Humanity was awarded $85,000 for building a new house in St.Thomas and Greencastle. ●Noah’s House,Inc.was awarded $13,000 to bring their facilities up to new DDAP licensing standards. ●$100,000 was committed to Luminest over 2 years as a match for a PHFA Grant application for improvements to 22 houses in the Valley Terrace community. Mosquito and Tick-Borne Disease Control Program ●Mosquitoes: ○We ended the season with 37 pools of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus. This is a moderate virus rate and combined with the well below average overall number of mosquitoes,there was not a large health concern. ○Jamestown Canyon Virus,a mosquito borne disease,was discovered in a population of mosquitoes in Pennsylvania for the first time ever this summer. ●Ticks:Fall collections for adult black legged ticks are underway. Transportation ●Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP):Federal agency review of the LRTP should be nearing completion.The adopted plan is available for viewing in both PDF and HTML on the FCMPO page of the county’s website. ●2024-2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP):The UPWP is receiving a single year update. This program outlines the work that staff will be performing with Federal and State planning funds.Studies or data collection recommendations from the Planning Commission are welcome and can look to be incorporated into the work program as it is finalized over the next couple of weeks. ●2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)Development:Meetings with interested municipalities have all been completed to discuss potential projects for inclusion in the 2025 update to the FCMPO’s TIP.Staff have held coordination meetings with PennDOT to ensure fiscally constraint and will look to have draft projects locked in by the end of the year.The TIP will be available for public review and comment around Spring 2024. ●I-81 Prioritization:A survey was available from September 12 to October 12 for input on public perceptions of the corridor as well as input on project priorities.Staff will be getting a draft report in the coming weeks,which is to be provided to the MPO Policy Board at their November 16th meeting.Projects will be divided between the local TIP and the Interstate TIP and will be used to help direct spending at the MPO level and as a tool for advocacy with PennDOT’s Interstate Steering Committee. ●Washington/Waynesboro Bike/Ped Connector:The intersection of 16 and Welty Road are being analyzed for better bicycle and pedestrian accommodations,which will allow for greater connectivity to the schools and parks west of Renfrew Park as well as a tie in to the Washington Township Boulevard trail. ●County Bridge Projects:Bridges 26 and 63 are currently available for construction bidding. Administrative tasks for bridge replacement projects on bridges 130 and 131,which are funded through the MPOs TIP,have begun.Agreements are awaiting PennDOT approval and preliminary engineering will begin once the necessary signatures are obtained.