West Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania

4 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 WEST HEMPF I ELD TOWNSHI P , PENNSYLVANI A which is a beautiful place if you are ever in Pennsylvania,” Andrew Stern, West Hempfield Township Manager describes. “We are the gateway into Lancaster County, which is Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is a beautiful township and we have a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial here.” Cutting through West Hempfield is the busy Route 30 which comes through from York County. “It is just a perfect place to work, sleep, eat, shop, and do whatever you need. We have a number of well-preserved farms and many of them go back hundreds of years and we do have some Amish folks and others who have kept their farms in their family history for a long time,” Stern elaborates. The historic downtown area of West Hempfield also dates back 200 years and originated in Columbia, which was among the boroughs that broke away from the original township. Silver Spring has now become the town center of West Hempfield Township and is made up of equally historic buildings and amenities for locals to enjoy. The majority of West Hempfield residents live predominantly in single, detached, owner- occupied dwellings with the remainder of the residential housing consisting of duplexes, multi-family housing options, and a mobile home park for those that prefer to be close to the river and the abundance of outdoor amenities at their disposal. A commuting area with speedy and reliable transportation links, West Hempfield is perfectly situated within a short drive to boroughs within and around the township, as well as large metropolitan areas including Baltimore and Philadelphia. “Our commuters are spread out as far as Harrisburg and Hershey which are a half-hour drive. We have York to the west and Baltimore to the southwest and Chester County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia about an hour to the east,” Stern says. “A lot of our people either work in Lancaster and commute or many of them also travel to Harrisburg since a lot of them are connected with the government or some other businesses that are attached to government-related occupations,” Dave Dumeyer, Chairman with the West Hempfield Board of Supervisors, comments. As Rob Munro, a member of the West Hempfield Board of Supervisors points out, Andrew Stern, West Hempfield Township Manager Dave Dumeyer, Chairman with the West Hempfield Board of Supervisors Rob Munro, a member of the West Hempfield Board of Supervisors