Fire Fees Ordinance – Public Hearing on October 13th at 6pm here at the township Building

East Manchester Township will continue curbside leaf collection service this year. Leaf pick up will begin October 26th and last until December 11th. Weather permitting and snow events take precedence. Thank you.

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East Manchester Township provides our residents, businesses, and property owners with transparent, lawful, and fiscally responsible governance. This allows our township to protect public safety, maintain public services and infrastructure, preserve community character, and respects property rights. We work to enhance the quality of life of all who live, work, and invest in our township through public engagement and thoughtful planning.

Draft Overlay District Ordinance - Presented at the April 8, 2026 Public Hearing. 
Draft Data Center Regulation Ordinance - Presented at the April 8, 2026 Public Hearing. 
Power Point - Presented at the April 8, 2026 Public Hearing. 
See the April 8th meeting video on YouTube - Channel Name: @EastManchesterTownship 

**Please view the informational documents provided and overview below**

At the April 8, 2026 Public Hearing, the board approved the Overlay and Data Center Regulations to ensure that if a plan gets submitted then it is regulated for public health, safety and welfare regulations. TO BE CLEAR, NO PLAN PROPOSALS RELATED TO DATA CENTERS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TOWNSHIP. The ordinances are to be proactive. Background: At the October 21, 2025 Public Hearing, the Board passed Curative Amendment Resolution No. 2025-14, which gives 180 days from the date passed to amend the ordinances and fix the defects within the previously proposed draft ordinances. The currently proposed updates address important factors such as water usage, electric capacity, and environmental safeguards. The amendments will also ensure that all applicable environmental agencies are involved in the review of any proposed data center project, along with other key requirements to help protect the health, safety, and quality of life of our residents. Additionally, at the November 11, 2025 Board of Supervisor meeting, the board took formal action to no longer include the Golf Course on Board Road. At the December 16, 2025 Special Meeting, the board took action to create an overlay district over the York Farmers Bank Property off of Gravel Hill Road (26-000-MI-0148.00-00000 and  26-000-MI-0148.A0-00000). At the February 10, 2026 Board meeting, parcels 26-000-01-0113.00-00000, 26,000-MI-0051.B0-00000, and 26-000MI-0051.C0-00000 were added to the overlay district to reduce the chances of a spot zoning argument. Thank you.

Public Meeting Questions and Answers – From the October 21, 2025 Public Hearing. Thank you for being patient as there were so many questions from this meeting that the Township wanted to make sure they were all fully and correctly answered. Thank you.

PowerPoint from the Public Meeting – This PowerPoint was presented by Attorney Andrew Miller, Esq. at the October 21, 2025 Public Hearing.

Data Center Flyer – This flyer was created prior to the October 21, 2025 meeting and distributed at that meeting. This is an informational that includes an overview of questions, answers, and legalities.

PSTATS Video – Addresses staying ahead of new uses.

Township Meetings Live Stream Link (<– click here)

This link will take you to the page for agendas, minutes, and budget for the Board of Supervisors: Link

You may check the Township Calendar for meeting dates here (Website) or a PDF Calendar.

All Public Meetings held at the Township Building has a maximum capacity of 82 people which is set per the Fire Safety Building Codes per the size of the Meeting Room.

The East Manchester Township Board of Supervisors are providing viewing access to its meeting via live streaming on youtube.com. Channel Name @EastManchesterTownship (See link above). This will allow the public to view the Board of Supervisors meeting live and will store on YouTube for a controlled amount of time. The meeting link will not allow public participation nor the submission of questions or comments. If any citizen would like to provide public comment during a meeting, they are encouraged to attend the meeting in person. The Township cannot guarantee that there will not be interruptions in the link or recording due to technical difficulties or failures. To ensure full access to any meeting, citizens are encouraged to attend in person.

DCED Study Presentation <– Click here

At its July 14, 2026, public meeting, the East Manchester Township Board of Supervisors reviewed and discussed the Fire Services Study presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). The study, provided at no cost to the participating municipalities, evaluated the current delivery of fire protection services within East Manchester Township, Manchester Borough, and Mount Wolf Borough.

The presentation identifies current strengths and challenges, offers recommendations to improve the long-term sustainability of fire protection services, and outlines several potential paths forward for consideration. The Board also discussed the next steps, which include continued collaboration with the participating municipalities and fire departments to evaluate and implement appropriate recommendations.

The complete DCED presentation is available below for public review. See above.

Though the Township posts their minutes on the website, which is more than the law requires, they cannot legally be posted or make publicly available until Board approval at the next regular meeting. However, the Township has been live streaming their Board of Supervisor’s meeting since January 2025. You may visit East Manchester Township’s YouTube Channel @EastManchesterTownship to view the content.

LINK TO THE STREAMED VIDEOS

Beginning November 2025, the Township will also begin to stream Zoning Hearing Board and Planning Commission meetings. The Township is currently under a free account with YouTube with limited data storage, therefore, with more meetings streaming, the Township will begin to delete the oldest videos. Streaming the meetings are also not a legal requirement that the Township goes above and beyond for transparency.

Please know that with technology comes problems and in order to avoid issues with a streamed meeting, we recommend you attend the actual meeting.

Lastly, there are positions open on Planning Commission for Alternates and we would like to begin securing one or two people with interest to serve on Zoning Hearing Board. Also, Recreation Board desperately needs members as there are currently two members serving. Please let the Township Manager know if you are interested or have any questions at emantwp@emanchestertwp.com. Thank you.

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