Get-Go plan moves along in Adams Twp
ADAMS TWP — As road construction continues on Route 228 in Adams Township, a planned gas station and convenience store adjacent to the project continues through the planning stages.
In April, representatives from GetGo approached the Adams Township planning commission to propose a store at a corner of Route 228 and Warrendale Road. According to meeting minutes, John Heyl of Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering approached commissioners about the abandonment of lots and roads, including Boggs Avenue off Spring Street. At the time, officials were unclear as to how much of that road would need to be vacated.
Discussion continued in May, with Heyl adding that sidewalks would be built by PennDOT. The plan was given preliminary approval contingent upon the road vacation issue being resolved.
At Monday's township supervisors meeting, Michael Gallagher, solicitor, said a public hearing will be held so the township can vacate “paper roads” — ones laid out in the original plan but never constructed — in the Boggs Avenue area. That meeting was set for 6:55 p.m. July 23.
Shawn Gallaghter, who also serves as solicitor, said that when the original development was planned on Spring Street, Boggs Avenue was designed to run parallel to Warrendale Road to allow for expansion. However, that paper street was never developed, though it still hypothetically runs through the property where the fueling station will be built.
“It's never been a road, and there are no township plans to do so,” Shawn Gallagher said.
However, state law requires a public hearing be held to vacate the theoretical road. Gallagher added the property owners around the area have given right of way clearance and have no issues with the project.
Also in May, planning commission members approved a modification request for relief of a 40-foot dedication required for road widening. Shawn Gallagher said PennDOT had already taken the right of way needed for the road project. A final approval extension was also granted until July 31.
A request for additional details and a timeline for the project from GetGo and its parent company, Giant Eagle, was not returned this week.
