Lancaster Township supervisors Monday expressed hesitancy to join a possible regional authority to address stormwater issues in southwestern Butler County, but indicated they would contribute funds to study how best to mitigate flooding in the lower Connoquenessing Creek watershed.

During an agenda preparation meeting Monday, the board of supervisors debated — but did not vote on — whether to contribute $2,000 to fund a study with nine other municipalities and Butler County looking at how best to approach stormwater issues from a regional perspective.

Joe Plesniak, board chairman, said he didn’t know if paying for the study now would lead future township officials to authorize an authority or charge a stormwater fee.

"I just keep on thinking about, (if) you open the door, what it could end up being. Like I stated before, we have elected positions, and these change,“ Plesniak said. ”And even though we have a pretty good consensus on what we think about this with the facts that we have now, six years from now the people that are in (as supervisors) might feel differently."

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