LANCASTER TWP — Keeping up with increasing development and expansion was the topic of discussion among supervisors, residents and a firm hired to reexamine the workflow and policies of the township during a special meeting of the board of supervisors Wednesday night.

Strategic Solutions LLC said its evaluation of township operations show Lancaster has “not kept pace with township growth” and made recommendations for a plethora of potential changes to bolster the operational framework and “bring stability to the township.”

More than 40 people attended the meeting.

Observations were made in three areas: public works, police and administration.

The process of budgeting and feasibility, along with decisions on what exactly will be done, will begin later in August.

“We're not reinventing the wheel for Lancaster Township,” interim township manager John Trant said. “There are a lot of tools that municipalities use across the commonwealth to do exactly what we're putting in place now to help the township grow.”

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