Multi-Municipal Planning in Lancaster Township by Sylvia Wack

Sylvia Wack (center), Assistant Secretary of Lancaster Township, Butler County, explained the joint initiative in Lancaster Township and Muddy Creek Township to develop and implement a Comprehensive Plan with a Geographic Information System component to provide these communities with the ability to promote future development, planning, and economic growth. Wack noted that there is a small population between the two communities, and a main problem was choosing a steering committee that supported the comprehensive plan because many residents did not want growth. Residents had to be informed that growth would come with or without planning, but that planning for growth would protect the interests of the residents more effectively. Despite objections, the plan was signed.

Click here to read about the Lancaster Township and Muddy Creek Comp. Plan