Middlesex Planning Commission member Victor Stabile stands at Route 11, where truck industry dominance is evident. Photo by Michael Bupp Area may be ready for regional planning Cumberland County might finally be ready for regional planning over the traditional approach of every municipality for itself.
Regional planning can yield huge economic and quality of life gains, supporters say.
But it won't easily win acceptance, Ward predicts. Representatives from the county, Carlisle and the townships of Dickinson, North and South Middleton and Middlesex met recently to discuss regional planning. West Pennsboro Township is expected to join. The group decided there's enough concern over the ills of fragmented planning to warrant further discussion. A second meeting is scheduled for Sept. 2.