Mahoning Township's board of supervisors approved a motion to vacate the remaining portion of Long Hollow Lane at Wednesday's meeting, citing that the stretch no longer serves a public purpose.

Described as "inconvenient and burdensome to continue to maintain," Long Hollow Lane, located just off Troxell Road, is only used to access one property, the home of Devin and Jennifer Kline."The road is going to go back to the Becks, with a 25-foot private right of way for the Klines," solicitor Thomas Nanovic said, referencing the family of Oscar Beck, who owns sections of the surrounding property.Supervisor Bruce Steigerwalt had worked up some estimates for the cost the township would incur if they were to bring the road up to their standards, proving that it was in the supervisors' best interest to vacate."Basically, the road is 0.07 miles, less than a tenth of a mile. The paving costs, if we put 300 pounds per square yard, put some kind of leveling force on it, filled in the holes, and added an inch and a half on top of that … that works out to be $5,197.50," Steigerwalt said, pointing out that labor would add around another $800 to the total price.Steigerwalt said that the money the township receives from the liquid fuels tax would only provide about $368 per year for maintenance on Long Hollow Lane, and that it would take more than 16 years to recoup the cost of the project. That figure does not even factor in maintenance like mowing and plowing, which the township was previously responsible for.Kline, who was present at the meeting, understood the township's decision was based on the cost, but was still concerned with winter weather maintenance, especially plowing."With two young children, if there was an emergency, it would be very challenging for an ambulance to get there. Also, I'm a health care employee, and I have to go to work if there is a state of emergency," Kline said.Nanovic said that to the best of his knowledge, the law dictates that whoever primarily uses the road would be responsible for its maintenance.