The first half of zoning amendments proposed for Lower Frederick Township have already been approved. On Tuesday night, supervisors and the public will begin to tackle the likely more difficult second half.
"Part 1” of zoning code revisions and updates initially discussed a year ago in Lower Frederick were adopted Tuesday by township supervisors. Now harder work, and likely longer discussions, begins on “Part 2.”
A hearing on plans to build 29 single-family homes on acreage at 225 Big Road in Lower Frederick concluded Thursday. Township supervisors now have 45 days to decide whether to grant the developer’s requested conditional use.
Before Lower Frederick supervisors got down to business Tuesday, they and members of their meeting audience voiced tributes to the late Ralph G. Walters, a passionate advocate for township open space.
Lower Frederick supervisors Tuesday approved a negotiated settlement for development of the Melbourne Hill Estates community on Route 29 at Salford Station Road. It gives the township greater control over the project, their solicitor said.
An estimated 500 people turned out Sunday at Lower Frederick’s Foy Park for its highly successful Trunk-or-Treat event, hosted by the township Police Department and its Parks and Recreation Committee.
Pumpkin-painting was a big hit with children and families, and tractor-pulled wagon rides filled quickly at Saturday’s annual Lower Frederick Fall Fest in Foy Park. Free popcorn and cider were tasty attractions too.
The Lower Frederick Fire Company, and the local station of the Plymouth Community Ambulance Association, could benefit from portions of American Rescue Plan funding being received by the township.