HISTORY AND TIMELINE
- September 25, 2024 – AWI, Inc. Lot Add On Plan submitted to the Township for review. This purpose of this plan is to consolidate four lots into one, while also adjusting the SW property line for the existing stormwater basin. No site improvements are proposed with this plan.
- September 30 and October 8, 2024 – Open Houses hosted by High to share their vision for the Armstrong tract to the community and receive feedback. Please contact outreach@high.net with any questions regarding these meetings. Or, for project updates, visit https://www.highrealestategroup.com/development/ManorTwp/
- October 15, 2024– Planning Commission meeting to discuss the lot add-on plan for Armstrong World Industries. While this change to lot line swap is associated with High’s proposal, it does not represent a significant step towards that end and is more a clean up item associated with the September 15th submission.
- Mid December 2024– Flyer mailed by High Real Estate Group to Manor Township residents sharing their vision for the community.
- March 3, 2025- The Supervisors formally accepted the Kready Farm LLC (High Corporation) petition to amend the zoning ordinance and zoning map. It now gets forwarded to the Manor Township Planning Commission and Lancaster County Planning Commission for their review before coming back to the Supervisors for a public hearing and vote.
- March 12, 2025- High Corporation gave a presentation to the Manor Township Planning Commission explaining/describing the petition to amend the zoning ordinance and zoning map. Several questions were asked leading to a back and forth dialogue about the proposal.
- April 7, 2025- Manor Township Board of Supervisors sets the Public Hearing for the text amendment for May5, 2025.
- April 14, 2025- High Corp presents non-substantive changes to the Manor Township Planning Commission. Planning Commission votes to approve the changes and send the text amendment to the Board of Supervisors for the Public Hearing.
- April 21, 2025- Final draft or proposed petition and ordinance publicly advertised. See this version by clicking here.
- May 5, 2025- Planned Public Hearing on the proposed text amendment and zoning map change.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Public Notice Transparency and Opportunity for Public Participation
1. How do residents have a voice in the project?
Residents are encouraged to attend meetings or share their comments with members of the various boards and commissions as well as township staff. The Developer has also been open to direct discussions with residents and has already fielded a lot of questions. You can email:
High Corporation outreach@high.net
Allan Herr, Supervisor, Chair aherr@manortwp.org
Jim Keck, Supervisor jkeck@manortwp.org
John Wenzel, Supervisor jwenzel@manortwp.org
Missy Phelan, Supervisor mphelan@manortwp.org
George Mann, Supervisor gmann@manortwp.org
Ryan Strohecker, Township Manager manager@manortwp.org
Nate Taggart, Zoning/Planning Director zoning@manortwp.org
3. Can we be provided a PDF copy of the plans thus far that the board have been given?
Copies of any plans on file are available upon request. There may be a charge for the copies depending on the format in which they are requested (I.e. paper copies, digital, etc)
General Development and Plan Questions
4. Was the property rezoned?
No. This tract of land has been zoned Industrial for greater than the last 30-40 years. Despite the current USE of the land being for agricultural purposes, the property has been ZONED for Industrial development for quite some time.
However, the text amendment and zoning map change sets the stage for the property to be rezoned to MRC (mixed residential/commercial) and allows for the MUCZ (mixed-use campus zone) overlay to be used in planning the development of the site. It also leaves a portion zoned Industrial located around the corner of Charlestown Rd and S. Centerville Rd.