Lancaster Twp. dirt track stirs up disagreements
LANCASTER TWP — To the great displeasure of both its supporters and opponents, Lancaster Township on Wednesday postponed by at least a month its decision on whether a resident could have a motocross track at his residence.
Josh Inman, a Scott Ridge Road resident, appeared before the board of supervisors at a conditional use hearing Wednesday and pleaded his case as to why he should be allowed to operate a personal motocross track on his residential property, which has caused animosity among some neighbors who showed up at the hearing.
He described the track — which in the past year has, according to Inman, been less than a quarter-acre in size — as a “play area” for his adolescent daughter and her friends, saying there was a difference between the track on his property and motocross tracks at which competitors and enthusiasts race two-wheeled motor vehicles around a dirt path with jumps, hills and other obstacles.
“What I have in my front yard is a play area with small kid bikes, electric bikes, bicycles, hover boards and small-engine dirt bikes,” Inman said. “I mean, we're not talking about race dirt bikes, we're not talking about something that I ride competitively on weekends.”
But while Inman described the track as small — at one point he depicted it as being roughly 70 feet wide and 120 feet long — certain people in the neighborhood disagreed. In fact, on at least three occasions in 2020, residents questioned the board as to whether the township would take action regarding the track's operation.
A portion of this story is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. To read the full story and support our local, independent newsroom, please subscribe online.
