Month: November 2025

Proposed Industrial Development – 2843 Mount Pleasant Rd

Proposal to subdivide a 106.5-acre tract located at 2843 Mount Pleasant Road into three lots for industrial use. Lot 1 will contain a 603,200-sf industrial building; Lot 2 will contain an industrial park consisting of two buildings of 378,000 and 246,580 sf. No improvements are proposed for Lot 3.

First hearing date (meeting minutes): April 14, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Gibble Auditorium of the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering on the Elizabethtown College Campus (1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown)

Second hearing date (meeting minutes): April 30, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Gibble Auditorium of the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering on the Elizabethtown College Campus (1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown)

Third hearing date (meeting minutes): June 1, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Gibble Auditorium of the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering on the Elizabethtown College Campus (1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown)

Fourth hearing date (meeting minutes): June 11, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the EASD Middle School (600 E. High Street, Elizabethtown)

Fifth hearing date (meeting minutes): July 16, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the EASD Middle School (600 E. High Street, Elizabethtown)

Sixth hearing date: September 17, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the EASD Middle School (600 E. High Street, Elizabethtown)

Seventh hearing date: September 22, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Gibble Auditorium of the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering on the Elizabethtown College Campus (1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown)

Eighth hearing date: October 14, 2026; 6:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the EASD Middle School (600 E. High Street, Elizabethtown)

Location of Middle School Auditorium entrance

Legal Notice / Scheduling Letter

Zoning Hearing application filed 11/13/2025 requests the following approvals under the Mount Joy Township Zoning Ordinance:

  • Special exception pursuant to Sections 135-163.B & 135-163.C for industrial uses exceeding 50,000 sf
  • Special exception pursuant to Section 135-163.E for an industrial park
  • Extension of time pursuant to Section 135-383.B(7) to pull a zoning permit and complete construction

11/13/2025 submission files:

Township Engineer review of plan / Landscaping plan markups

Traffic Study review

Applicant’s Exhibits submitted during the hearings:

Applicant’s TIS Resubmission Files (9-8-2026)

2026 Budget

The 2026 Mount Joy Township budget was adopted during the regular monthly meeting on December 15, 2025.   The budget included a tax increase: General Fund tax millage was increased .30 mills to 2.64.  The Fire tax millage was increased .20 mills to 1.10 mills. The proposed total tax millage will go from 3.24 to 3.74 mills in 2026. For a house with an assessed value of $200,000 the tax increase will be an additional $100.00

Should you have any questions on the 2026 budget, please feel free to contact the Township Treasurer Tracey Weaver at tracey@mtjoytwp.org or call the office 717-367-8917.

2026 Budget

 

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