Buck Landscaping Plans Taking Root

Buck Enterprises and Landscaping on Monday night presented the Skippack Planning Commission with their plans for land development and subdivision along Cressman Road, south of Skippack Pike. The plans, submitted at a Feb. 21 Planning Commission meeting, were reviewed by the commission and discussed at length and approved to go the final steps pending conditions.

Scott Drumbore, environmental engineer with the H&K Group, was present to address all of the committee’s comments and concerns about the plans for the site.

Township Engineer Timothy Woodrow, expressed concerns around sewage easements to the property and the shared property line that crosses a retention basin.

Skippack Planner Joseph Zadlo had comments and concerns with the entrance driveway, lighting, the landscaping around the property as well as curb and sidewalk comments for the stretch of Cressman Road where the site is proposed.

Drumbore addressed all concerns and comments with absolute compliance and made notes to revise the plans for the next and final phase before the commission makes a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.

Woodrow also worked with Buck in potentially planning to meet with property owners nearby that might be affected by stormwater overflow due to elevation development on the property. “We want to make sure that we protect the neighbors and have a solution before moving forward,” said Woodrow.

The commission also approved to waive a traffic impact study based on the estimated “less than 25 entries a day” noted by Brook Buck, owner of Buck Landscaping.

The commission will meet once more to address all revised comments and plans at next month’s planning committee meeting.

In other reports, Woodrow announced that work has been continuing at the Biltmore Estates. Zaldo added that he and Township Manager Theodore R. Locker Jr., are currently working with THP to work on sidewalks.

Mary Gehman, Skippack, asked about the accumulating piles of shale and pipes on the site. Woodrow answered that the piles were the materials used in drainage basin development.

In Graterford news, Locker updated the committee on progress of a new prison structure on the Graterford property near Cressman Road and Route 73. Locker noted that plans are moving slowly due to a process of approvals of the facility plans that was originally put in motion back in 2008.