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Cumberland Group Seeks to Block Chicken Farm

Neighbors call for the township to change its zoning laws.

A group of Cumberland Township residents is calling for the municipality to change its zoning laws in an effort to block plans for a concentrated poultry farm on Mummasburg Road.

Brandon Keller wants to build two barns to house a total of 60,000 chickens on his 54-acre farm, located in the Agricultural/Residential zone at 1714 Mummasburg Road.

Adams County Egg Farm Plan Sparks Fears
Huntington Township residents say they're concerned about manure and odor.

Plans to build a concentrated egg farm didn't go over easy with neighbors in northern Adams County.

Mostly, those living near the proposed site in Huntington Township were concerned about odor from 80,000 chickens, or that manure could seep into groundwater.

"This is crazy. If we're talking about 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 birds, I got it. I understand. But 80,000 birds is a lot of birds and it comes with a lot of baggage," said William Davis, who leaves nearby.

Citizen Group Wants Say in Trailer Park Case

Huntington Township group files for status in Adams court case.

The citizens' group opposed to decade-old plans for a 273-unit trailer park outside of York Springs filed a motion to be an official party in future court action concerning the project.

Save Our Rural Heritage filed a petition for intervention in April, and a hearing was held in Adams County court July 26.

Judge Denies Third-Party Intervention in Huntington Trailer Park Case

A judge has denied a request by a group of citizens in Huntington Township to enter litigation involving a proposed trailer park near York Springs.

After weighing evidence for sixteen months, Adams County Judge John Kuhn ruled July 19 that a group known as “Save Our Rural Heritage” will not be allowed to proceed in the case as a third party.

Huntington Twp. Developer Files for Bankruptcy

The developer that sued Huntington Township for rejecting a proposed 270-unit trailer park has filed for bankruptcy in U.S. Middle District Court in Harrisburg. Court documents docketed May 7 by developer Robert Mumma and CACO Three Inc., formerly known as McDermott Concrete, list the total amount owed to creditors as $122,083.78.