The Wolf Township Supervisors at their recent meeting rejected recommendation of a waiver request for a proposed housing plan.

Several people in attendance stated their concerns about erecting more than 100 homes in a neighborhood they say is already dealing with stormwater runoff problems.

The waiver, however, does not address those concerns, but rather the radius requirement of roadways within the development “to help create a safer neighborhood,” according to project manager Gina Feigles-Karr.

The waiver would be part of the original plan to build 124 units at the site known as the Kim Development located mostly within the township but also in Hughesville Borough.

The request for the waiver now goes before the Wolf Township supervisors.

Prior to the vote, Feigles-Karr addressed the planning commission and took questions from the public.

“Our plan is to make any revisions that need made and to ask for contingent approval,” she said.

It was her hope, she explained, to learn which option the board supported: the original plan calling for 124 housing units with the waiver, or a revised plan to construct 144 units, which she did not support and would not be best for the community.

The 144-unit scenario, she noted, “is not our preferred plan.”

In rejecting recommendation for the waiver, planning commission chair Bryan Boyer said there remain too many unanswered questions about the housing plan.

He noted that Tyson Johnson, an engineer for the township, concluded that the plan raised numerous concerns.

“They have to answer his questions,” Boyer said.

Feigles-Karr noted that they have attempted to cooperate with the township’s requests in good faith.

Several people expressed their concerns about the plan.

Gerald Kilgus, 320 W. Academy St., Hughesville, noted that stormwater runoff is already a problem.

“This is not a joke to me,” he said.

He rose from his seat and held up his phone showing past stormwater runoff at his property.

“We aren’t looking at dumping water onto properties,” said Mark Haas, Lycoming County Planning and Community Development Services Supervisor.

That prompted Steve Little to ask why the county is involved in the project.

Haas responded that it’s because the project borders two communities.

“I just want to make sure we follow the rules,” Little said.

David Brown, who has been an outspoken opponent of the housing plan at public meetings, said there is a petition bearing the signatures of hundreds of residents who don’t want the housing.

“My main concern is the water,” he said.

Feigles-Karr noted that the housing will be of benefit to the community, including that of bringing more revenue to businesses and bolstering the tax base for the township, the borough, and the county.

“At the end of the day, one thing is clear, this land will be developed,” Feigles-Karr said.