This announcement will hereby serve to notify the citizens of Straban Township, Adams County, that the Straban Township Board of Supervisors received a proposal for an addition to the Straban Township Agricultural Security Area and will conduct a 7-year review of Agricultural Security Areas within Straban Township, pursuant to the Agricultural Area Security Law, Act 43 of 1981.
The aforementioned proposal and ASA description are currently on file and available for public inspection at the Straban Township Municipal Office, 1745 Granite Station Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday.
Any affected Municipality and any landowners who own land which is within, adjacent to, or near the area proposed to be added or continued in the agricultural security area may propose changes to the agricultural security area within 30 days of the date this notice is published. Such proposed changes must be submitted to the Straban Township Supervisors, the County and Township Planning Commissions, and the Township Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee at the Straban Township Municipal Office on or before August 15, 2018.
Upon expiration of the aforementioned 30-day period, the proposed addition, the existing Agricultural Security Area and any proposed changes will be submitted to the Straban Township Planning Commission, the Adams County Planning Commission, and the Straban Township Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee for review and recommendation. Thereafter, a public hearing will be held by the Township Supervisors to consider the addition proposal, continuation/proposed modifications and recommendations of the Planning Commissions and the Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee.
A copy of this notice is posted at the following public places:
1. Emergency Services Center                  3. Adams Rescue Mission      5. Peebles Shopping Ctr.
2. Straban Township Recreation Park     4. Straban Township Municipal Building