APPEAL ACTIONS OF ZONING OFFICER:
Applicant: CBAA
Date: June 3, 2009 @ 7:30 PM Directions: Municipal Building Plumstead Administration and Police Offices
5186 Stump Road, Plumsteadville PA 18949
Click here for Mapquest map and driving instructions. This hearing will address the field lighting issue at Herbst Sports Complex. Plumstead Twp provided in its approval of the Herbst Phase II Plan ("Back Fields") that lighted sports would be provided by Plumstead Twp by July 2008 or that CBAA would be allowed to install lights at Herbst. The Plumstead Twp Supervisors have not fulfilled met this obligation. In the fall of 2008, CBAA sought a permit and placed temporary lights at Herbst; it is unclear as to what happened during the permitting and approval process but a permit was not issued and shortly thereafter CBAA was cited for operating these lights at Herbst. As many of you are aware, these lights were shutdown by 9 PM on weeknights and were not used on weekends. This hearing is to resolve the Zoning Officer citation issued to CBAA; more importantly, it is an opportunity for all CBAA members especially Plumstead residents to tell the Twp to support youth recreation with playing fields. Many of you may not be aware of this but Plumstead Twp provides no municipally-owned park and facilities for use by CBAA programs (basketball, soccer, and lacrosse) and Plumstead youth athletes make up nearly one-third of the CBAA membership. Please come out and support CBAA at this hearing; if you can not attend the hearing then please contact the Plumstead Twp Supervisors contact by phone, email, mail or in person and tell them to support youth recreation in our local communities. [+ full article] |
