North Strabane Residents Protest Peters Lake Development

April 25, 2024 4:53 am

A standing room only crowd addressed North Strabane Township Supervisors at their non-legislative meeting Wednesday night to register their objections to a housing development bordering Peters Lake Park. Nearly a dozen residents told supervisors that they oppose the 41 unit development proposed to be built on North Spring Valley Road. Residents of North Spring Valley Road are concerned for their well water quality because construction may foul their drinking water. Currently, there is no provision to run public water to those residents. Traffic safety is also a concern because North Spring Valley’s construction is far from current township road standards and sight lines are being called into question. Residents that are adjacent to the lake registered emotional testimony asking supervisors to deny the application of the project so that the serenity they enjoy from the lake will not be disturbed. Supervisors did list more than a half dozen additional conditions that the developer, Laurel Communities, LLC would need meet. Terry Bove, of Laurel Communities says that he appreciates the community’s input and will study the proposed conditions when he receives them. Supervisors are expected to vote on the measure on April 30.