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Sentinel Morning Update: South Middleton supervisors vote to oppose variance requests for truck dropoff lot
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Article RatingSouth Middleton supervisors listened intently Thursday as David Nesbit explained his proposal for a truck trailer dropoff lot -- then voted to oppose the key variances he needs.
Nesbit needs the variances in order to expand his available land and make his plan economically viable. He wants to build a lot with more than 500 parking spaces on a 28-acre tract owned by Bruce and Mary Pinto off the northeast corner of the I-81/Allen Road intersection.
The plan reflects a new trucking trend in which arriving truck drivers drop their trailers/loads at an alternate location and continue on. That strategy eliminates long waits to unload and is attractive to environmentalists intent on cutting idling times.
"I'm trying to create an amenity or service... to deal with (trucks) while they're here," Nesbit explained.
Still, he faces an uphill battle to convince supervisors. Nesbit needs zoning hearing board approval for the variances and then conditional use approval from supervisors -- the latter because "truck dropoff lot" is not defined in the township ordinance.
If the plan is still alive at that point, he would need the traditional land development approvals.
Along with this story from Sentinel Reporter John Hilton, here's what else to look for in today's print and on-line editions:
Super Saturday returns -- After 27 years, South Middleton officials say Super Saturday is still growing.
This year, it's the three-on-three basketball tournament that is a big drawing card, says Recreation Supervisor Sarah Colondrillo. She reports 43 teams signed up in eight different divisions -- an increase of 10 teams over last year. Awards will be given in each age group.
The cancellation of the popular three-on-three "Street Hoops" basketball tournament in Carlisle might be one reason for the growth. Whatever the reason, Colondrillo says Super Saturday continues to resonate with South Middleton residents.
"I think people come for the traditional feel of the event," she says. "We try to maintain the old-fashioned fun and I think that's what draws the crowds."
The annual celebration will include classics, such as the Rubber Ducky Regatta, as well as new draws, including Posey the Fairy and a children's identification service provided by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department. The event runs 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday in South Middleton Township Park.
Penn State Dickinson School of Law moves closer to expansion -- Penn State Dickinson School of Law is one step closer in moving forward with a proposed addition to its Carlisle campus.
The borough planning commission Thursday recommended approval of a preliminary subdivision/land development plan that could go before council for review at its Aug. 6 meeting.
The plan calls for the construction of a one-story addition connecting a preserved Trickett Hall on South College Street with a boxy 1985 brick addition.
This would require the demolition of 1963 and 1973 additions along with "the curtilage," a collection of small brick buildings on the north side of the campus on South College Street that today are used as faculty offices.
Mark Weaver is an associate architect for Office for Planning and Architecture, a Harrisburg firm helping in the design of the new addition that could be named Lewis Katz Hall.
Weaver said the modern addition will integrate such emerging technology as a "green" roof system consisting of a rubber membrane covered in layers of soil and low ground cover.
Monroe Township supervisors announce traffic calming study near White Rock Acres -- On Thursday, Monroe Township supervisors announced a traffic calming study for Kuhn Road as it comes down the mountain near White Rock Acres.
"I know I have gotten several e-mails, as well as we've had people say in meetings the speed on Kuhn Road is a concern," said Kevin Miller, chairman of the board of supervisors.
He explained that the official study will take into consideration the terrain, development and the rate of neighborhood approval. Whether the recommendation be crosswalks, a raised area at intersections or something else, he said regulations require that it not be implemented unless at least 70 percent of area residents approve.
"It is a concern," he said, adding that he didn't know whether it is a 70 percent concern or not. But, he said, "It definitely something that needs to be looked at."
And, Miller said, he's been told that one traffic-calming device is out of the question for the area.
"Speed bumps," he said. "That's not an option in this case."
Attendees laughed.
What we are working on
The Sentinel will release its 2006-07 Male Athlete of the Year in Sunday's edition, following up last week's feature on Boiling Springs' Kourtney Ehly as our Female Athlete of the Year.
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