625 DETOUR    

As part of the Weaverland Valley Authority (WVA) Wasterwater Treatment Facility and Collection/Conveyance Construction Project, the WVA contractor, HRI Inc. (HRI), will begin probing for rock along SR 625 in East Earl Township, then ultimately excavating and installing new sanitary sewer facilities for the new Collection/Conveyance system. To perform this work, HRI anticipates closing SR 625 on December 5, 2022. The road will be closed between SR 23 (Main Street) and SR 1044 (Union Grove Road). The property/business owners, including the business owner's customers will have access to the properties impacted by this road closer. The road closure and detour are anticipated to be in place until approximately April1, 2023.

Throughout this project, community members should expect to experience traffic impacts along SR 23 (Main Street), SR 897 (Weaverland Valley Road) and SR 1044 (Union Grove Road).

If you have questions about this project, please call the Authority's Engineer, Becker Engineering, LLC at 717-295-4975 x112.

Detour Map

The following policies will be strictly adhered to for all submissions for both the Board of Supervisors and East Earl Township Planning Commission meetings.  These deadlines are being imposed to allow the Supervisors, Planning Commissioners and staff sufficient time to review materials and prepare for the respective meeting.

Board of Supervisors:  All information for the agenda or requests to be placed on the agenda must be submitted to the Township office by no later than noon on the Thursday before the monthly meeting.

Planning Commission:  New submissions must be at the Township office by no later than 14 calendar days prior to the monthly meeting.  A new submission must be accepted by the Township as complete before it is placed on the agenda.  Information relative to a plan in process must be at the Township office no later than seven calendar days prior to the monthly meeting.

Any information or documents submitted after the above deadlines will not be considered until the following month's meeting.

The East Earl PRP plan has been released to the community for review. Access the article here.

Residents and Developers are also encouraged to view the storm water management content found here, to educate on and improve upon best storm water management practices in the township.

Lancaster County Firefighters are Using Video Message to Reach Prospective Volunteers

On-camera interviews highlight the need for more volunteers and the adrenaline, camaraderie, and overall satisfaction of being a volunteer firefighter

Lancaster County, PA: The men and women who volunteer with local fire companies can’t personally tell every Lancaster County resident about the need for more volunteers and the amazing experiences that volunteering offers, so they’re doing the next best thing.

As part of an on-going county-wide recruitment effort, volunteers speak about their lives as volunteer firefighters and rescuers in two new videos.  

 “No one can describe the amazing, exciting, and rewarding experience of serving your neighbors in such a vital role better than those who do it,” said Lancaster County Fire Chiefs Association Recruitment and Retention Committee Spokesman Duane Hagelgans. This makes the videos, which have been shared via YouTube and Facebook, an extremely important part of the Association’s ongoing volunteer recruitment campaign, he said. Watch the new videos here: https://youtu.be/Ls0XasPLr4Y  and here:  https://youtu.be/MLPB5V50w-g

Tracy Tomlinson, 51, is one of the firefighters who took part in the video project. Just 16 when he followed his dad into the fire service, Tomlinson volunteers at both Robert Fulton Fire Company in Peach Bottom, where he was chief from 2013 through 2017, and Quarryville Fire Company.

 “A lot of times, it is an adrenaline rush,” he said. But firefighting is way more than that to Tomlinson. “Everybody needs help now and then,” he said. “I think it’s a big, important thing to get out there and help others when you can give the help.” 

 The video project is already having an impact: Since they debuted, numerous people have contacted the Association about their interest in volunteering in a variety of capacities through the association website.

 The fact that there are so many emergency and non-emergency roles available are a key component of the videos’ message.  “Providing medical treatment, putting out fires, or finding someone who is lost are all incredibly important jobs,” Hagelgans said. “But so too are educating children and adults on fire prevention and safety,  tending to the business of administratively running the station, holding fundraisers, directing traffic at accident scenes, and many other tasks that county residents may not realize need to be filled.”

 To learn more or sign up to volunteer, visit www.becomeafirefighter.org.