07/10/2026
Friday, July 10th Update
As of 10:00am, less than six (6) roadways remain closed/blocked throughout the Township. These closures remain within residential neighborhoods, with all main roadways now open.
Only one traffic signal, Oregon Pike at East Roseville Road, remains as not functioning. Stop signs are in place.
MT Public Works continues working on the remaining road openings, debris removal and reopening of Township facilities. They will be transitioning to debris management starting on Monday July 13th (See below).
PPL is reporting 100% restoration throughout the Township. There will be no additional updates on utility-related issues, residents can check PPL directly at https://www.pplelectric.com/
Overlook Golf Course is now operating with full 18 holes open as of Friday morning.
Landis Woods Park has been evaluated and is now being marked as CLOSED until further notice, for safety reasons. All trails are blocked and the park is not safe for use due to the number of trees down and hanging branches. The Township respectfully requests that all residents adhere to this closing and do not enter the park for any reason for their own safety.
Perelman Park has been evaluated and is now being marked as CLOSED until further notice, for safety reasons. The park remains inaccessible due to a large tree down across the entrance way, as well as multiple trees down and hanging branches in the park. The Township respectfully requests that all residents adhere to this closing and do not enter the park for any reason for their own safety.
Extension of free resident drop off at MT Compost Park and additional Sunday hours. The Manheim Township Compost Park on Oregon Pike is operating on regular hours (7:00am to 7:00pm Monday through Saturday) and now extended hours on Sundays from 7:00am to 7:00pm through July 26th. The Compost Park will continue to operate at no cost to Manheim Township residents and East Lampeter residents who are cleaning up storm debris through Sunday July 26th. REMINDER that the Compost Park is for residential use – not open to commercial contractors. Residents must present a MT Compost Park card indicating that they are a Township resident; Compost Park cards are available at the MT Municipal Office located at 1840 Municipal Drive, Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm. East Lampeter residents should visit their municipal building to receive an access card.
Debris Management. The 4th of July storm caused unprecedented damage to many parts of Manheim Township. The monumental task of debris clean-up and management has been ongoing by both residents and the Township since late Saturday night after the storm. The Township’s priority has been to get roadways opened, and immediate issues with fallen trees mitigated that were causing safety hazards. The Township will now be transitioning to ensuring that all public roadways and the right-of-way along every roadway is open, clear of debris, and is safe for the public.
Starting on Monday July 13th, Manheim Township Public Works and our contracted tree service vendor, will begin that process of ensuring each public roadway and the associated right-of-way is clear and safe. We are asking for the resident’s patience, as this process will take an extended period of time to complete, estimated to be weeks, and potentially a month or more until all neighborhoods in the Township are completed. MT Public Works will be going systematically neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street, starting with neighborhoods that were hardest hit by the storm. We will not be publishing a schedule for this work, as we will be reevaluating daily the progress we are making as well as the progress made by residents and contractors throughout the Township. We will continue to encourage residents to try and remove debris to the MT Compost Park if they are able. This will take a team approach by the residents, contractors, and the Township itself to successfully restore our great Township to pre-storm conditions. We can assure all residents that through this process, over the coming weeks, that all neighborhoods and streets in the Township will be visited by our public works staff.
As a reminder - residents should NOT move any additional debris onto any public roadway or the public right-of-way. The Townships debris management plan is being put into place to make the public roadways and rights-of-way safe for the public: it is NOT intended to function as a clean-up service, or substitute for any work on private property that a resident would do or hire a contractor to do.
Damage Assessment/Storm Damage Reporting. Manheim Township, in conjunction with the Lancaster County Department of Public Safety (LCDPS) wants to remind residents to report their storm damage from the 4th of July storm. Damage assessment and damage reporting does start at the local level, but the LCDPS has made a link available for residents to report their individual damages. Manheim Township is encouraging residents to use this link to report damage; please DO NOT call Manheim Township directly. The link to report damage is https://lancastercountypa.gov/3025/Storm-Damage
The Township also encourages and reminds residents to contact their homeowner’s insurance to file their claim for damages; there is no expectation of public assistance for this storm event at this time.
Manheim Township will post its next update Monday afternoon.