News & Insights

  • May 25, 2017

South Middleton Township MS4 GIS Mapping

South Middleton Township, home to the Village of Boiling Springs, is 14 miles southwest of Harrisburg. Because the township includes Urban Area as defined by the 2010 United States Census,...

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  • April 12, 2017

Palmyra IW-9 Injection Well Replacement

The project area in the 900 block of Cherry Street in Palmyra Borough has suffered from sinkholes on a regular basis for more than 50 years. Stormwater naturally drains to...

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  • April 12, 2017

Conowingo TMDL Implementation Planning and Watershed Implementation

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) lists the Conowingo Creek Watershed as an impaired stream. Because the Conowingo is historically a coldwater fishery and at one time supported...

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  • April 12, 2017

Palmyra Stormwater Forebay and Wetlands Design

Railroad Street in the northern section of Palmyra Borough had ongoing flooding issues and required strong stormwater management to provide solutions. However, the Borough needed to secure funding in order...

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  • April 12, 2017

Lancaster Police Station Site Development

The Lancaster City Bureau of Police outgrew its headquarters facility and needed a new state-of-the-art, four-story, 60,000-SF police station. In addition to housing offices for patrol and criminal investigation units,...

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  • April 12, 2017

Paxtang Borough Zoning Ordinance

Paxtang Borough needed a new zoning ordinance and map that would implement recommendations from the recently adopted mini-comprehensive plan and downtown improvements plan; encourage adaptive reuse, replacement, infill, and redevelopment...

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  • April 12, 2017

Blossburg Borough Mini-Comprehensive Plan

Looking to embrace and enhance its industrial heritage, Blossburg Borough needed an updated and usable planning document to guide its community betterment initiatives. They hired RETTEW to help facilitate the...

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  • April 12, 2017

West Penn and Walker Townships Act 537 Sewage Facility Plan Updates

West Penn and Walker Townships required an Act 537 sewage facility plan update. The previous engineering firm for the Townships prepared an update study over the course of four years,...

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  • April 12, 2017

City of Williamsport Economic Development and Planning Consulting

The City of Williamsport continues to be one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and was looking for creative ways to capitalize on this advantage. The City wanted to...

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  • April 12, 2017

Cumberland Valley Rail Trail

The client acquired an 10.75-mile abandoned railroad corridor in Cumberland Valley. The goal was twofold: (1) develop this former railroad into a first-class regional recreation trail for hikers and cyclists...

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