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Home My WebLink AboutJuly 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 18,719 acres. 2021 Farms ●Fred &Doreen Rice -Guilford Township -projected for August 2023 state board meeting ●Brian &Michelle Brechbill -Guilford Township -projected for August 2023 state board meeting ●Jay Shelly -Peters Township -projected for November 2023 state board meeting ●Donald &Denise Martin -Guilford Township -projected for August 2023 state board meeting 2022 Farms ●Brechbill,Brian &Michelle (142 acres)-Pending Title Report ●Diehl,Wayne &Jackie (54 acres)-Need to complete Title Report ●Hershberger,Daniel &Amy (114 acres)-Pending Title Report ●Lesher,Thomas &Heather (80 acres)-at survey ●Martin,Donald &Denise (50 acres)-Survey is complete,pending soil review ●McKenrick,Rodney &Bonnie (114 acres)-at survey ●Miller,Doug &Connie (63 acres)-verifying funding documentation ●Peckman,Dennis &Barbara (75 acres)-title report is complete ●Schnebly,John &Pamela (140 acres)-Pending Title Report ●Snyder,Vaughn (105 acres)-at survey ●Witter,Paul (70 acres)-at survey 2023 Farm Selections ●Lemar Road LLC -232 acres -Peters Township -sent for appraisal ●Steve and Lynn Hykes (formerly Horst 1)-140 acres -Antrim Township -sent for appraisal ●Paul Witter (4)-88.2 acres -Southampton Township -sent for appraisal ●Barry Timmons -46.9 acres -Montgomery Township -sent for appraisal ●Todd and Vicki Heckman -37.1 acres -Peters Township -sent for appraisal ●Donald and Denise Martin (3)-79.6 acres -Guilford Township -sent for appraisal ●Jeff Grove (formerly Jay and Evelyn Grove)-60.7 acres -Peters Township -sent for appraisal ●Brian Barr (formerly Franklin and Connie Barr)-80 acres -Antrim Township -pending review Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 1.The FY 2022 CDBG application was submitted in October of 2022 to DCED.Funding for each of the following projects remain under review and should be fiscally allocated during Summer 2023,pending approval.There has been a delay in receiving an itemized budget regarding the Courthouse project.Once submitted to Franklin County,DCED will immediately receive a copy and begin review of the FY 2022 application.Following approval,the expected total amount allocated by DCED is $362,131.00 for the following projects: ○Borough of Greencastle -ADA Curb Ramp/Sidewalk project:$224,153.00 ○WCHS -Nursing Program:In-home medical care of Senior Citizens:$10,845.00 ○Franklin County Courthouse -ADA renovations for equitable services:$61,949.42 2.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:$110,000.00 ○WCHS –Nursing Program:$9,000.00 ○CONTACT Helpline:$9,000.00 3.General updates on other CDBG program years: ○2020 CDBG-CV ■Franklin County Senior Centers,SCCAP,and WCHS Projects:All projects have been completed.However,contracts remain open through 5/31/2024 due to the Senior Center extension pending delivery of AED machines. ○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.FY 2019 funds allocated to Quincy Township’s waterline project are now attempting to be reallocated to the Borough of Greencastle for ADA curb ramps.Due to various roadblocks and ineligibilities,the FY 2019 project will not be able to be completed.As such, funds will be reallocated to the best ability to utilize as much funding as possible prior to contract expiration.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 Over the Spring and Summer months,the consultant team at Michael Baker International continued narrowing and refining the draft plan elements for the “Imagine Franklin 2035”comprehensive plan update. Meetings with municipal representatives occurred in early May to discuss their views on future land use within their respective jurisdictions and preview the Character Area Map.On May 19,2023,the steering committee met for their seventh and final meeting.The main focus of the meeting was to discuss the following information: ●3-Year Implementation Strategy ●Policy Reports Rough Draft ●Comp Plan Website Updates ●Updates to the Character Area Map DRAFT:Vision,Mission,and Goals for Imagine Franklin 2035: Pending Planning Commission review and approval of the draft plan,the current goal is for the plan to be adopted in mid to late September. Housing HOME Grant -Waynesboro ●The homes are in the process of being sold in Waynesboro and once finalized,the County will be working with Luminest to close out the grant. Mosquito and Tick-Borne Disease Control Program ●Mosquitoes:The months of June and July produced some of the lowest adult and larval mosquito numbers ever recorded in Franklin County.Dry weather and a low water table are responsible for this phenomenon. ●Ticks:Deer Tick nymphs are being collected.Physical numbers are average while rates of pathogens have increased by a few percent. ●Educational Events:Nine educational events took place in the months of May and June,reaching roughly 700 children,60 adults,and 75 senior citizens. 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. ●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.Development of all TIP documentation and elements will be ongoing over the next year. ●I-81 Prioritization:Work on the I-81 prioritization study is well underway.The FCMPO’s consultant,Michael Baker Intl.,has been reviewing engineering and planning level data to work through timelines and fiscal constraints for projects along the corridor.A draft of the plan is anticipated to be released in early fall for review. ●County Bridge Projects:Bridges 26 and 63 are currently under contract for engineering. Preconstruction activities should be complete by this summer.The projects are anticipated to be put out for bid in August.Administrative tasks for bridge replacement projects on bridges 130 and 131,which are funded through the MPOs TIP,have begun.Preconstruction activities are anticipated to begin later this Summer.