Paved surfaces and so much more

At its Oct. 1 meeting, the West Marlborough Planning Commission spent an hour going through the new Act 167 stormwater management ordinance that all Pennsylvania townships must enact by January 2014. Many of the requirements in the document have been dictated by the state, but the planning commission is poring over the technical ordinance carefully, with the help of township engineer Al Giannantonio, and adapting the language that it is permitted to change so that it best meets the township's requirements. The planners scheduled a few more meetings this fall to complete their work. At the meeting were commission members Jake Chalfin, Gus Brown, Nancy Swayne, Anna Myers and Jeb Hannum.