An extension request for a lot line adjustment was reluctantly approved by the Ross Township board of supervisors on Monday evening.

The request was made in regard to a lot line adjustment on property owned by Emil and Beatrice Stenger, the location of the Stenger Center City Inn in Saylorsburg.The request entails combining two lots in order to make room for the construction of a Dunkin' Donuts, and would push the lot line adjustment back to Jan. 12."They had an extension for like, six months, I think it was. Maybe three months?" Chairman Howard A. Beers Jr. said.Minutes from the township's July 5 meeting show that a three-month extension had been granted."You ask for an extension so that you may proceed, but we have not seen anything that they are doing toward this Dunkin' Donuts," Beers said.Vice Chairman Tina Drake said that a traffic study had apparently been conducted, though none of the board members had seen the results."From my understanding, there are issues with the state, with PennDOT. I would be in favor of giving them an extension to get it resolved," Supervisor Russell A. Kresge Jr. said.PennDOT District Press Officer Ronald J. Young Jr. said the property owners had yet to make a formal submission for a highway occupancy permit, which is required for any location that has access to a state-owned road.This permit would include information regarding plans for the property, the impact on the road that connects with the property, and strategies to mitigate any damage to the road.Young pointed out the last correspondence between the property owners and PennDOT had been on June 14, when they submitted minutes from a scoping meeting, where PennDOT personnel met with some of the developers and engineers at the property."They may have done something, but they have not made a formal submission to PennDOT," Young said.Out of the three board members, only Beers opposed the motion.Professional Wall Covering had also submitted an extension request, which was granted unanimously."That particular one, I know they're doing engineering. And this is only the first extension," Beers said.