We have 156 miles of roadway in the township. “It’s a no-win situation for the township. “We can’t find anywhere that PennDOT can mandate (us to do it),” he said. PennDOT’s policy is that the municipality takes over that responsibility, but Carl Gould II, chairman of the Chestnuthill Township supervisors, said no to that idea. The crux of the issue is who will be responsible for the pipe extension once the development is completed. In order to get that permit, they need the township to apply for it or they can apply for it on behalf of the township. They need a highway occupancy permit from PennDOT for the utility work. The developer wants to redevelop Mount Effort Plaza at the corner of Route 115 and State Road near Effort, and needs to connect its stormwater pipe to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s pipe running down the middle of Route 115. Chestnuthill Township supervisors and the Mount Effort Plaza Development Group LLC were locked in a stalemate Tuesday night over future maintenance of a stormwater pipe below Route 115.
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