West Penn Township has received comments from the firm that has been reviewing its draft water extraction ordinance.

Township solicitor Paul J. Datte said the township has received comments back from Curtin & Heefner for the board to review.

Datte said he’s looking for direction from the board on what to do, and suggested that the board follow up with the recommendations of Curtin & Heefner.

Supervisors authorized Datte to move forward with Curtin & Heefner’s recommendations.

Curtin and Heefner LLP is assisting with the following:

• Reviewing the draft water extraction ordinance and assisting the township in determining the best options for resolution of current and outstanding water extraction issues before the township.

• Reviewing the water withdrawal application from the Delaware River Basin Commission.

Rosen in May asked supervisors when the revised Yeager/Datte draft of the water extraction ordinance would be available, how it would be distributed for public comment and the timetable for enacting it.

The ordinance includes:

• One lot west of Fort Franklin Road south of Blue Mountain Drive, and another lot east of Fort Franklin Road west of Route 309 should stay conservation.

• Connecting the two areas of rural residential zoning along Mush Dahl Road in the vicinity of Chain Circle, to remain agricultural so that the rural residential zoning is continuous along the road.

• A village center zoning district along Municipal Drive east to Robin Hill Lane remain rural residential along this part of Municipal Drive east of the township building.

• Golf courses permitted in all zoning districts, and that a 20-acre minimum lot size apply in conservation, agricultural, agricultural conservation and rural residential districts.